Amir Taz Palace 27 Al-Syoufiya St, off Al-Saliba St, Al-Khalifa District, Tel 2514 2581 Sat 24, 7pm: La Vie jazz band. Arab Music Institute 22 Ramsis St. Tel 2574 3373 Sun 25, 8pm: Umm Kulthoum songs. 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. Every Friday, 7pm: 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 group for Shadow Puppets and Qarakoz, directed by Nabil Bahgat. Thur 22, 7pm: Munshid Mahmoud Al-Touni features a concert celebrating Al-Israa wa Al-Maarag (Prophet Mohamed's ascension to heaven). Sat 24, 8pm: The concert of the munshids (Sufi chanters) graduation.
Cairo Opera House Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Tel 2737 0602/2736 *Main Hall Thur 22, 8pm: Umm Kulthoum songs. Fri 23, 8pm: The Egyptian Symphonetta concert. Sat 24, 8pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra. Sun 25, 8pm: Pianist Moushira Essa. Mon 26, 8pm: Oud recital by Nasseer Shamma. Thur 29, 8pm: The Cairo Opera Ballet Company and Orchestra present Romeo and Juliet ballet. *Open-Air Theatre Sun 25, 8pm: Cello recital by an American player. *Small Hall Fri 23, 8pm: Oboe recital by Wessam Ahmed. Sun 25, 6pm: The Opera Children Choir. Wed 28, 8pm: Acies Quartet (Austria). Cairo Jazz Club 197, 26th July St, Agouza. Tel 3345 9939 Thur 22, 9.30pm: Us Wa Lazq and Ashra Gharby bands. 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 22, 7pm: Singer Khaled Shams and his band. Al-Ghouri Dome 111 Al-Azhar St, Al-Ghouriya, Tel 2506 0227 Sun 25, 7.30pm: Samaa International troupe for Sufi Singing and Spiritual Music, together with the Coptic Hymns troupe and Indonesia troupe for religious chanting present "A Message of Peace" concert. Al-Gumhouriya Theatre 12 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Tel 2390 7707 Tue 27 & Wed 28, 8pm: The Cairo Opera Company presents Al-Haras opera. Thur 29, 8pm: The National Arab Music Ensemble.
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 Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 *River Hall Sat 24, 7.30pm: A concert features the Voice's Stars: Alaa Fouad and Hossam Hosni. Thur 29, 7pm: Hip hop and rap music. *Wisdom Hall Thur 22, 7pm: Singing recital by Alaa Abdel-Khaleq. Fri 23, 7pm: Shwayet Fan-Joe (a little bit of art) band plays contemporary Egyptian songs. Sat 24, 7.30pm: Zekrayat (Memories) band features Rami Abul-Fotoh in a repertoire of classical Arab songs. Wed 28, 8pm: Ali Al-Haggar in a classical Arab music concert. ALEXANDRIA Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre) Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106 Thur 22 ,8pm: Alexandria Opera Chamber Orchestra. Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999 *Main Hall Sat 24, 7pm: Karakeeb band. *Small Hall Thur 22, 7pm: The theatrical show Shafika wa Metwalli.
