Cairo Contemporary Music Days 2014 100 COPIES Downtown Cairo Thur 17, 8pm: Bassam Halaka PROJECT ULTRAS features Khaled Dagher, Sherif AL Razzaz play on cello, clarinet & live electronics. Arab Music Institute 22 Ramsis St. Tel 2574 3373 Fri 18, 8pm: Al-Enshad Al-Dini troupe plays religious songs.
Beit Al-Aani Behind Al-Azhar Mosque, Tel 2514 2990 Wed 24, 12noon: Autasho band for Nubian singing.
Beit Al-Sehemi Al-Gamaliya, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Muaaz 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. Sun 20, 5pm and Every Friday, 3pm: A performance by clowns in Al Muiz Street, entitled; Al Aragouz Wa Khayal Al Zel (The shadow puppet & Qarakoz show) We Will Come Right to the Audience…Free Theatre." The show is presented by Wamda groupfor Shadow Puppets and Qarakoz, directed by Nabil Bahgat.
Cairo Opera House Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Tel 2737 0602/2736 *Main Hall Thur 17-Fri 18, 8pm: The Cairo Opera Ballet Company and Orchestra present Don Quixote ballet. Sat 19, 8pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra. Sun 20, 8pm: Celebrating the Spring Feast, singer Medhat Saleh will feature a thrilling concert. Mon 21, 8pm: A musical concert features Emad Al-Sharouni, Maged Sorour and is supervised by Ines Abdel-Dayem. Tue 22, 8pm: The opening ceremony of Yehia Khalil Jazz Music Festival. *Open-Air Theatre Sun 20, 8pm: Sphinx Orchestra. Thur 24, 8pm: Basata band. *Small Hall Thur 17, 8pm: The Opera Piano Quartet. Fri 18, 8pm: Piano recital by Ghada Shaker. Sun 20, 8pm: A concert of contemporary music features girls playing on violin from Saint Joseph School for Girls in Zamalek, directed by artist Mohamed Abdel-Wahab. Tue 22-Fri 25, 8pm: Yehia Khalil Jazz Music Festival.
El Genaina Theatre Al-Azhar Park, Salah Salem Road, Darassa. Tel 2362 5057 El Genaina Summer Opening Programme Thur17, 8pm: Jowan Safadi and FishSamak band. Safadi of Palestine is an alternative singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is the man of the bands FishSamak and X. Fri 18, 8pm: Macadi Nahhas from Jordan. Her music mixes folkloric sounds from the Middle East mixing Arabic tunes with Cuban and Latin.
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. Thur 17, 7pm: Qanun recital by Saber Abdel-Sattar.
Al-Ghouri Dome 111 Al-Azhar St, Al-Ghouriya, Tel 2506 0227 Sat 19-Fri 25, 8pm: The 2nd International Festival for Drums and Traditional Arts. Al-Gumhouriya Theatre 12 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Tel 2390 7707 Thur 17, 8pm: The Arab Music Heritage Ensemble. Fri 18, 8pm: Gemeza band features Nasser Al-Nubi. Sun 20, 8pm: Farid Al-Babli band. Tue 22-Fri 25, 8pm: Yehia Khalil Jazz Music Festival.
Makan 1 Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo, Tel 2792 0878 Every Tuesday, 8pm: 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, 8pm: 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 17, 8pm: Mazamer Al Nile band plays folk music from Upper Egypt.
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 17, 7pm: Al-Mawlaweya Al-Masriyatroupe, led by Amer Al-Touni. Fri 18, 8.30pm: In collaboration with the US Embassy, a jazz and shaabi music concert features K G Denhartand Fayrouz Karawya. Sat 19, 4pm:Mounibband plays Nubian songs. Sun 20, 7pm: Celebrating the feast of Resurrection, Al-Tasabeehband. *Wisdom Hall Thur 17, 7.30pm: Hekayatband features Shadi Moaanesplays songs of Sayed Darwish and Sheikh Imam. Fri 18, 7pm: Al-Masryeen band honours the memory of singer Abdel-Halim Hafez and vernacular poet Salah Jahin. Sat 19, 7pm: Arabic music by Syrian singer Adnan Al-Sasa. Tue 22, 7.30pm: Singing recital by Medhat Al-Khouli. Wed 23, 7pm: Arabic music concert features The New Al-Masiya band.
ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre) Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106 Fri 18, 8pm: Singer Ali Al-Haggar. Sat 19, 8pm: Ghenwa (a song)n band. Sun 20, 8pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra. Tue 22-Thur 24, 8pm: Yehia Khalil Jazz Music Festival.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999 *Main Hall Thur 17, 7pm: Black Theama band. Sat 19, 7pm: Salalem band. *Small Hall Thur 24, 7pm: Zaman band.
