The 29th edition of the Citadel Festival for Music and Songs will offer over 30 performances staged at the historic Citadel of Salah Al-Din after a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic. Scheduled to take place between 15 and 30 August, the festival returns after its 2020 edition was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Two concerts are planned for each evening, one starting at 8pm and one at 10pm. Programme: Sunday 15 August 8pm: Opening of the festival and concert by the Cairo Opera Chamber Orchestra 10pm: Foud and Mounib perform, accompanied by the Cairo Opera Festival Orchestra conducted by George Kolta. The concert features singer Medhat Mamdouh Monday 16 August 8pm: Talents Development Centre's Children Choir 10pm: Wust El-Balad band Tuesday 17 August 8pm: Cairo Cafe band led by Ali Sharaf 10pm: Singer Ahmed Gamal and his orchestra Wednesday 18 August 8pm: Yasser Soliman Ensemble for Music and Singing 10pm: Sheikh Yassin El-Tohamy Thursday 19 August 8pm: Cairo Opera Orchestra and Cairo String Orchestra 10pm: Ali El-Haggar and the orchestra Friday 20 August 8pm: Singer Nadia Mostafa and the orchestra 10pm: Singer Mohamed El-Helw accompanied by the orchestra conducted by Mohamed Abdel Sattar Saturday 21 August 8pm: Singer Wael El-Fashni and orchestra 10pm: Lena Chamamyan and her band Sunday 22 August 8pm: Hala Roshdi and her band 10pm: Concert by Tarek Arabi Tourgane and his sons Monday 23 August 8pm: Hazem Shaheen and his band 10pm: Singer Carmen Soliman and her band Tuesday 24 August 8pm: Singer Nada Sharara and orchestra conducted by Ihab Abdel Hamid 10pm: Singer Hani Shaker and orchestra conducted by Moustafa Helmy Wednesday 25 August 8pm: Nouran Abutaleb and her band 10pm: Hisham Abbas and orchestra Thursday 26 August 8pm: Speed of Hearts band 10pm: Mohamed Mohsen and his band Friday 27 August 8pm: Mohsen Hassan and his ensemble 10pm: Jannat and her band Saturday 28 August 8pm: Tabla player Said El-Artist and his band 10pm: Nesma Mahgoub and her band Sunday 29 August 8pm: Boghdady Big Band - jazz concert 10pm: Dina El-Wedidi and her band Monday 30 August 8pm: Marimba player Nesma Abdel Aziz and her ensemble 10pm: Singer Medhat Saleh and orchestra For more arts and culture news and updates, follow Ahram Online Arts and Culture on Twitter at @AhramOnlineArts and on Facebook at Ahram Online: Arts & Culture
