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MUSIC AND DANCE
Published in Al-Ahram Weekly on 04 - 06 - 2013


Arab Music Institute
22 Ramsis St. Tel 2574 3373
Sun 9, 8pm:Abdel-Wahab songs are performed.

Cairo Opera House
Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Tel 2737 0602/2736 0361, box office 2739 0132/0144
*Main Hall
Thur 6 & Fri 7, 8pm: Pianist Omar Khayrat.
Sat 8, 8pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra.
Thur 13, 8pm: The Abdel-Halim Noweira Arab Music Ensemble, conducted by Salah Ghoubashi in a repertoire of classical Arab music.
*Small Hall
Thur 6, 8pm: A classical Arab music concert features Mohamed Mohsen.
Fri 7, 8pm: A musical concert features Amr Al-Sharkawi.
Sun 9, 8pm: Ahmed Atef compositions are played.

Darb 1718
Kasr El Sham3 Street, Al Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Tel 2361 0511
Fri 7, 8pm: Alif Ensemble performs for the first time in Cairo.
It is formed by some of the brightest musical talents from across the Arab world. This core trio is joined by musicians from both traditional and contemporary Arabic music disciplines, including percussionist Khaled Yassine (Lebanon) and bassist Khaled Omran (Syria). It features Khyam Allami (oud), Tamer Abu Ghazaleh (vocals, buzuq), Maurice Louca: (electronics), Bashar Fran (bass) and
Khaled Yassine(percussion).

El Genaina Theatre
Al-Azhar Park, Salah Salem Road, Darassa. Tel 2362 5057/ 2363 7081
Thur 6, 8pm: Meshwar band (Egypt)and Senet band (Eritrea).
Fri 7, 8pm: Asia Madani and Abazar Abdel-Baqi (Sudan).
Thur 13, 8pm: (Retune FEST) Electronic/hip hop/Shaabi.

Al-Ghouri Caravansary
Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Moaiz St with Al-Azhar, Tel 2514 7475, every Sat, Mon & Wed, (8pm, free admission)
Al-Tanoura whirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music.

Al-Gumhouriya Theatre
12 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Tel 2390 7707
Thur 6, 8pm: The Abdel-Halim Noweira Arab Music Ensemble, conducted by Salah Ghoubashi in a repertoire of clasical Arab songs.
Wed 12 & Thur 13, 8pm: The Academy of Arts presents Exclusive show.

Makan
1 Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo. Tel 2792 0878
Every Tuesday, 9-11pm: Mawawil features vocalists Hend and Sara in a repertoire of traditional music of the Nile Delta, Al Jaafra music played by Arab Tribes from Aswan and Nass Makan band.
Every Wednesday, 9-11pm: Zar music and songs by Mazaher ensemble featuring Umm Sameh, Umm Hassan and Nour Al-Sabah.

El Mastaba Centre for Egyptian Folk Music
30 A El-Balaqsa St, Abdeen, Downtown. Tel 011 50995354
*Al Dammah Theatre for Free Arts
Thur 6, 9pm: Al-Tanbouraband performs on the Simsimia, the Tanbura (big lyre), Nay also Kawala(end-blown, reed flute), tabla (vase-shaped drum), triangle, Sagat (small cymbals), Shakhalil (kind of castanets) and Riqq (open, wooden frame drum with jingling discs in the frame) their collected oral repertoire which consists of more than 20 hours of traditional songs.

El Sawy Culturewheel
End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448
*Wisdom Hall


ALEXANDRIA

Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre)
Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106
Thur 6, 8pm: Alexandria Opera Company for Arab music and singing in a repertoire of classical Arab songs.
Sun 9, 8pm: The Alexandria Opera String Orchestra.
Tue 11, 8pm: The Opera String Quartet.


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