Arab Music Institute 22 Ramsis St. Tel 2574 3373 Thur 31, 7pm: The 22nd Arab Music Festival and Conference.
Beit Al-Sehemi Al-Gamaliya, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Muiz St, Tel 2591 3391 Every Sunday, 7.30pm: The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments performs dances and songs from Upper Egypt on mizmar, tabla and other traditional musical instruments.
Cairo Opera House Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Tel 2737 0602/2736 0361, box office 2739 0132/0144 *Main Hall Thur 31, 7pm: Umm Kulthoum songs performed. Sat 2, 7pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra. Mon 4, 7pm: The Cairo Opera Orchestra. Thur 7, 7pm: The 22nd Arab Music Festival and Conference. *Open-Air Theatre Thur 31, 7pm: Emdan Al-Nour (The Light Pillars) band. Sun 2, 7pm: Pianist Fathi Salama and his Sharkiat band plays east-meets-west compositions. *Small Hall Sat 2, 7pm: Watariano troupe. Wed 6, 7pm: The Cairo Opera Orchestra presents a chamber music concert. Thur 31, 7pm: The 22nd Arab Music Festival and Conference.
Cairo Jazz Club 197, 26th July St, Agouza, Tel 3345 9939 Thur 31, 8pm: Trick or Track features Screwdriver (Halloween).
El Genaina Theatre Al-Azhar Park, Salah Salem Road, Darassa. Tel 2751 0771/ 2362 5057 Thur 31, 7pm: Abyusif, is an Egyptian rapper who raps about the street, video games, sports, relationships and new and old Egyptian movies. He became popular with his account on SoundCloud, specially the song “Sbagetti.” 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 Sat 2, 7pm: A singing recital features Iman Abdel-Ghani. Mon 4, 7pm: Hossam Saqr troupe for religious singing.
El Mastaba Centre for Egyptian Folk Music 30 A El-Balaqsa St, Abdeen, Downtown. Tel 011 50995354 *Al Dammah Theatre for Free Arts Thur 31, 7.30pm: Kafafa troupe from Upper Egypt, led by singer Abdel Wahed Al-Banna performs the ancient Egyptian art of Kafafa or palm clapping.
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 31, 7pm: Contemporary Egyptian songs by Maghna Khan band. Tue 5, 7pm: Oriental music concert by H40 band. Thur 7, 7pm: Arab rap music performed by Sony Rahallah. *Wisdom Hall Thur 31, 7pm: Al-Mazikati band features Khaled Mustafa. Sun 3, 7pm: A classical Arab music concert features Mosaad Nour on oud. Tue 5, 8pm: Jazz concert features Rami Attallah band. Wed 6, 7pm: Sayed Darwish songs performed by Yasser Anwar band. Thur 7, 7pm: El Sawy Culturewheel puppet theatre show revives the concerts of Umm Kulthoum playing two of her best songs.
ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre) Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106 Thur 7, 7pm: The Alexandria Opera Company for Arab Music and Singing.
