Al-Ahram Organisation Al-Galaa St, Ramses, Hot line 16545 *Naguib Mahfouz Hall Thur 17, 10pm: Iman Al-Bahr Darwish salon features singer Iman Al-Bahr Darwish.
Amir Bashtak Palace Al-Muiz St, Tel 2787 9187 Thur 17, 9pm: Oshaq Al-Nagham (Singing lovers) troupe plays classical Arab songs. Fri 18, 9pm: Al-Enshad Al-Dini (religious chanting) concert. Sun 20, 9pm: Sharara Sextet plays classical Arab music. Thur 24, 9pm: A classical Arab music concert featuresAbdou Dagher.
Amir Taz Palace 27 Al-Syoufiya St, off Al-Salebiya St, Al-Khalifa district, Tel 2514 2581 Thur 17, 9pm: Classical Arab music by Medhat Al-Khouli band.
Beit Al-Harrawi Mohamed Abdu St, behind Al-Azhar Mosque, Tel 2510 4174 Thur 17, 9pm: Oud recital by Youssef Abbass. Sun 20 , 9pm: A concert features the duo Ghassan Al-Youssef and Dina Abdel-Hamid. Wed 23, 9pm: Solo oud (flute) recital by Hazem Shahine.
Beit Al-Sehemi Al-Gamaliya, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Muaaz St, Tel 2591 3391 Every Sunday, 9pm: 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, 9pm: 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. Thur 17, 9pm: Al-Mashayekh (sheikhs) troupe performs religious singing.
Cairo Opera House Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Tel 2737 0602/2736 *Open-Air Theatre Thur 17, 9.30pm: Classical Arab music by Ali Al-Haggar and his band. Sat 19, 9.30pm: Salalem band. Sun 20, 9.30pm: Percussionist Nesma Abdel-Aziz and her band. Wed 23, 9.30pm: Eskenderella band plays late composer and singer Sayed Darwish's songs.
Darb 1718 Kasr El Sham3 Street, Al Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Tel 2361 0511 Thur 17, 8pm: Tunisian singer Ghalia Binali. Fri 18, 8pm: Al-Mawlawiya and Ashra Gharbi bands.
Al-Ghouri Caravansary Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Moaiz St with Al-Azhar, Tel 2514 7475 every Sat, Mon & Wed, (9pm, free admission) Al-Tanoura whirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music. Fri 18, 9pm: Rasayal Masriya (Egyptian Letters) band plays music from the heritage. Tue 22, 9pm: Khaled Shams and his band.
Al-Ghouri Dome 111 Al-Azhar St, Al-Ghouriya, Tel 2506 0227 Tue 15, 9pm: Osama Al-Sherif band plays classical Arab music. Sun 20, 9pm: The Nubian Drums troupe, together with Hassaballah troupe on stage. Tue 22, 9pm: Samaaband for Spiritual Music and Chanting, Indonesia troupe for religious chanting, together with Samaa troupe for Sufi dancing.
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. Thur 12, 9pm: Electronic music by Rami Abadir and Mustafa Al-Sayed. Abadir is collaborating with Al-Sayed in a live improvisation. The mixture of analog synthesizers (no laptops), drum machines, sampling repetitive patterns creates different musical dynamics with more focus on textures and timbres leading to a unique heavy and abrasive sound.
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, 9.30pm: Palm clapping dates back to the days of the Pharaohs by Al-Kafafa band. Thur 24, 9.30pm: A mix of Sufi folk traditions related to zar music with unique rhythms presented by Abul Gheit Dervishes. present A mix of Sufi folk traditions related with unique rhythms.. 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, 9.45pm: Garageband plays contemporary Egyptian songs. Fri 18, 9.45pm: Eskenderellaband releases its new album Safha Gedida (A New Page). Sun 20,9.45pm: A singing recital by Sherif Qassem. Mon 21, 9.30pm:A classical Arab music concert. Tue 22,9.30pm:Rap and hip hop by Nehayat Al-Massar(End of the March)band. *Wisdom Hall Thur 17, 9.30pm: El Sawy CulturewheelPuppet Theatre show revives the concerts of Abdel-Halim Hafez playing his best songs. Fri 18, 9.30pm: Singer Medhat Al-Khouli. Sun 20, 9.30pm: A classical Arab music concert features Sayed Darwish Heritage troupe, conducted by Sayed Darwish Al-Bahr. Tue 22, 9pm: A classical Arab music concert. Wed 23, 9.30pm: Al-Masryeen band, led by Hani Shenouda.
Talaat Harb Cultural Centre 1 Al-Sayeda Nafisa St, Zeinhom, infront of Fathi Sorour Compound, Tel 2362 2647/ 2362 8174 Thur 17,9pm: Al-Laila Al-Kebeira (the Big Night) operetta. Sun 20, 9pm: Talaat Harb Centre Choir. Thur 24, 9pm: Konoz band, conducted by Mahmoud Darwish.
Umm Kulthoum Museum 1 Al Malek Al Saleh St, Manial Al Rouda, Tel 23631467 Thur 17, 9pm: "Spirituality between Poetry and Al-Buseri Music", a concert by Sheikh Mohamed Abdel-Azim Al-Aatwani. Thur 24, 9pm: A concert features artist Aya Abdullah.
