Following a concert at the Cairo Opera House on Monday 14 July, world renowned Egyptian musician Fathy Salama and Belgium-based Tunisian singer Ghalia Benali will perform at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina on Saturday 26 July Performing together for two nights in a dynamic duo, Fathy Salama and Ghalia Benali will be hosted by the Cairo Opera's Open Air Theatre on 14 July – as part of the Opera's Ramadan Evenings – and by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina's Great Hall on 26 July. Salama's inclination for collaboration with Egyptian and regional artists has previously seen him play with Benali. He told Ahram Online in an interview this month that the two are engaged in a cooperative process that may lead to the co-production of an album. Ghalia Benali will also perform as part of the fourth edition of the Mawaweel Festival hosted by Darb 1718 and co-organised by the Cairo Jazz Club Agency. Her concert at Darb 1718 is scheduled for Thursday 17 July. Benali, who was born in Belgium but grew up in the Tunisian town of Zarzis, is known for amalgamating musical influences and traditions from East and West – such as her fusion of elements of Arabic classical style with jazz and Indian music. Programme: Sharkeyat Fathy Salama, featuring Tunisian singer Ghalia Benali Monday, 14 July, 9.30pm Open Air Theatre, Cairo Opera House Sharkeyat Fathy Salama, featuring Tunisian singer Ghalia Benali Saturday, 26 July, 9pm Great Hall, Bibliotheca Alexandrina Ghalia Benali at Mawaweel Thursday, 17 July, 9pm Darb 1718, Qasr Al-Shamee Street, Al-Fakhareen, Old Cairo (Behind the Hanging Church and Amr Ibn Al-As Mosque) For information about more musical events during Ramadan, please check out our full agenda of the month's cultural events. http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/106226.aspx
