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, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai 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 *Art Creativity Centre Thur 30, 7pm: Iraqi oud player Youssef Abbas, accompanied by Ankido band. *Main Hall Thur 30, 8pm: For the first time, the Cairo Opera Company and Orchestra, conducted by maestro Nayier Nagui, along with the Cairo Opera Choir, supervised by Aldo Magnato present Mozart's comic opera Cosi Fan Tutte, directed by Hazem Roushdi. Tue 4 & Wed 5, 8pm: The Modern Dance Theatre Company presents Mawlana show, an adaptation of novelist Ibrahim Eissa's novel Mawlana, directed by Monadel Antar. Thur 6, 8pm: The National Arab Music Ensemble, conducted by Selim Sahab. *Small Hall Sun 2, 8pm: Sharara sextet. Mon 3, 8pm: The Opera String Quartet. Thur 6, 8pm: The Cairo Opera Orchestra plays chamber music.
Cairo Jazz Club 197, 26th July St, Agouza. Tel 3345 9939 Thur 30, 10pm: The Ka-ssettes followed by Crash Boom Birthday Bash! band. Fri 31, 10pm: DJ Zalat and DJ Samba.
The Falaki Theatre American University in Cairo, Downtown Campus, 24 Falaki St, Downtown Cairo, Tel 012 88721446 Thur 5 & Fri 6, 8pm: Stomp Students' concert and percussion show.
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 Sun 2, 8pm: The Abdel-Halim Noweira Arab Music Ensemble, conducted by Salah Ghoubashi in a repertoire of classical Arab songs. Wed 5 & Thur 6, 8pm: The Cairo Opera Ballet 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 30, 8pm: Al Tanbura troupe includes 20 members_master musicians, singers, philosophers, as well as fishermen, builders, plumbers and vendors_ and their instruments are their voices: the Simsimia, theTanbura (big lyre), Nay and Kawala (end-blown, reed flute).
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 30, 8pm: Arab rap concert featuring Sony Rahala band. *Wisdom Hall Fri 31, 7pm: Rock music played by Andromida band.
ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre) Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106 Thur 30, 8pm: Alexandria Opera Company for Arab Music and singing. Sun 2, 8pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra. Thur 6, 8pm: The Cairo Opera Company concert.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999 *Main Hall Sat 1,7pm: Black Theama band. Thur 6, 7pm: Pianist Omar Khayrat, accompanied by the BA Orchestra.
