Cairo Opera House Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Tel 2737 0602/2736 0361, box office 2739 0132/0144 *Main Hall Thur 27, 8pm: Umm Kulthoum songs. Sat 29, 8pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra. *Open-Air Theatre Sat 29, 8pm: A singing concert features Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar. *Small Hall Thur 27, Fri 28, Sat 29, 8pm: The Talents Development Centre concerts. Sun 30, 8pm: A chamber music concert features Amr Sharara.
El Genaina Theatre Al-Azhar Park, Salah Salem Road, Darassa. Tel 2362 5057/ 2363 7081 Thur 27, 8pm: Hard rock and metal by OriginandMedic bands (Egypt). Fri 28, 8pm: Noha Taha (Egypt) and Khater Al Dawwa (Syria). Thur 4, 8pm: Mascara and Simplexity bands from Egypt play hard rock and metal.
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 27, 8pm: The National Arab Music Ensemble, conducted by Selim Sahab plays the best romantic songs.
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 27, 9pm:Kafafatroupe from Upper Egypt, led by artist Abdel-Wahed Al-Banna.
El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 *River Hall Thur 27, 8pm: The Egyptian Mawlawiya, led by Amer Al-Touni performs Sufi singing. Fri 28, 7&10pm: Mashrou' Leila from Lebanon. *Wisdom Hall Thur 27, 8pm: Standup Comedy. Fri 28, 8pm: Basata band honours the memory of Nabil Lahoud.
ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre) Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106 Thur 27, 8pm: Alexandria Opera Company for Arab Music and Singing. Sat 29, 8pm: Al-Enshad Al-Dini troupe plays religious songs. Sun 30, 8pm: The annual concert of Alexandria Ballet Unit students (The Academy of Arts).