Ahram Canadian University (ACU) ACU Campus, 6th of October, Giza, for reservations call 010 25173444/555 Thur 14, (doors open 6pm): “Back to Back” concert features Cairokee and Massar Egbari bands; both bands will compete against each other and each band will have a stage of its own and at the end the audience will decide who is going to win this epic battle.
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 Jazz Club 197, 26th July St, Agouza, Tel 3345 9939 Thur 7, 8pm: Massar Egbari band. Sat 9, 8pm: Jazz vocalist Basheer. Mon 11, 8pm: DJ Amr Hosny. Tue 12, 8pm: Screwdriver band. Wed 13, 8pm: Dancestock features Dinka (Switzerland). DJ Hassan Abou Allam. Thur 14, 8pm: Wust Al-Balad band. 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 9, 7pm:The Cairo Symphony Orchestra. Thur 14, 7pm: A show performed by the Cairo Opera Company. El Mastaba Centre for Egyptian Folk Music 30 A El-Balaqsa St, Abdeen, Downtown. Tel 011 50995354 *Al Dammah Theatre for Free Arts Thur 7, 7.30pm: Al-Tanbura troupe includes 20 members whose instruments are their voices, the Simsimia, theTanbura (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 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 *River Hall Thur 7, 7pm: Arab rap music performed by Sony Rahallah. *Wisdom Hall Thur 7, 7pm: El Sawy Culturewheel puppet theatre show revives the concerts of Umm Kulthoum playing two of her best songs. Sat 9, 7pm: Egyptian songs by Shady Mounis from Hekayat band. Sun 10, 7pm: A classical Arab music concert. Tue 12, 8pm: Ray music by Sahara band. Wed 13, 7pm: A classical Arab music concert. Thur 14, 7pm: Al-Masryeen band featuring Hany Shenouda on accordion plays contemporary Egyptian songs. ALEXANDRIA Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre) Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106 Thur 7, 7pm: Alexandria Opera Company for Arab Music and Singing. Sat 9, 7pm: The Cairo Opera Company performs excerpts from a number of international operas. Sun 10, 7pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra.
