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 *Main Hall Sat 7, 7pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra. Tue 10 & Wed 11, 7pm: Pianist Omar Khayrat and his band. Thur 12, 7pm: The National Arab Music Ensemble. *Open-Air Theatre Thur 5, 8pm: Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Al-Tanboura troupe from Port-Said will be sharing the stage with Al Ma'alm Reda Zine band from Morocco, presenting the traditional Gnawa music, a rich repertoire of ancient African - Arabian spiritual songs. Playing traditional instruments, simsimia, tanbura (big lyre), nay (reed flute), tabla (vaseshaped drum), triangle, sagat (small cymbals), shakhalil (kind of castanets) and riqq (a kind of tambourine), El Tanbura presents a unique mixture of Sufi songs (El Dammah), fishermen and sailors' songs, bambouteya from the Canal Zone area, as well as songs of the Egyptian resistance. Tue 10, 7pm: A singing recital by Nagwan. Thur 12, 7pm: Percussionist Nesma Abdel-Aziz plays on marimba compositions by the likes of Omar Khayrat and Gamal Salama. *Small Hall Thur 5, 7pm: Rasha Yehia and her band. Fri 6, 7pm: Al-Enshad Al-Dini troupe plays religious songs. Sat 7, 7pm: A musical concert features Akram Al-Sharqawi. Wed 11, 7pm: Violin recital by Hassan Sharara. 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 5, 7pm: The Abdel-Halim Noweira Arab Music Ensemble, conducted by Salah Ghoubashi. Tue 10, Wed 11, Thur 12, 7pm: The Modern Dance Theatre Company presents Mawlana show, an adaptation of Ibrahim Issa's novel Mawlana, choreographed and directed by Monadel Antar. 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 5, 6pm: "U-Can", a concert features pop singer Mahmoud Al-Esseily, Zap Tharwat and the Hip Hop Project. Sat 7, 5&8.30pm: Cairokee band. *Wisdom Hall Thur 5, 7pm: El Sawy Culturewheel Puppet Theatre show revives the concerts of diva Umm Kulthoum playing two of her best songs. Fri 6, 7pm: Music Festival concert features the budding talents. Tue 10, 7pm: El Sawy String Orchestra in a programme of special tango selection. Mon 9, 7pm: Quartets and Egyptian songs with "Shwayet Fan" features Joe. Wed 11 & Thur 12, 8pm: The biggest Stand-up comedy event that gathers more Than 15 comedians including Ali Kandil and Ali Al Tayeb. ALEXANDRIA Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre) Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106 Thur 5, 7pm: Oriental jazz by Yehia Khalil and his band. Fri 6, 7pm: The National Arab Music Ensemble. Thur 12, 7pm: The Alexandria Opera Company for Arab Music and Singing.
