The 7thInternational Samaa Festival for Spiritual Music& Chanting Cairo Opera House Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Tel 2737 0602/2736 0361, box office 2739 0132/0144 *Al-Hanager Arts Centre Sun 21, 8pm: Tunisia, Bangladesh, Kuwait . Mon 22, 8pm: Indonesia, Syria, China. Tue 23, 8pm: Bosnia, Bangladesh, Zambia. Wed 24, 8pm: USA, Jordan, China. Thur 25, 8pm: Syria, Nigeria, Pakistan, Kuwait.
Al-Muiz Street Sun 21, 8pm: Pakistan, Zambia, Tunisia. Mon 22, 8pm: USA, Samaa troupe from Egypt, Pakistan, Jordan. Tue 23, 8pm: Indian artist Sonam Kalra and the SufiGospel Project, Al-Nile troupe from Egypt, Indonesia. Wed 24, 8pm: Bosnia, Bangladesh, Nigeria. Thur 25, 8pm: Morocco, USA and Indonesia.
Salaheddin Citadel Salah Salem Rd, Mokattam, Cairo, Tel 2512 1735 *Baar Sabaa Theatre Sat 20, 8pm: The opening of the festival features a group concert with all the participating troupes , conducted by founder of the festival Intesar Abdel-Fattah. Sun 21, 8pm: Indonesia, USA and India presenting the Indian artist Sonam Kalra and the SufiGospel Project. Mon 22, 8pm: India, Morocco and Nigeria. Tue 23, 8pm: An international workshop features troupes from Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Jordan, Syria and Kuwait. Wed 24, 8pm: Zambia, Tunisia, Bangladesh. Thur 25, 8pm: Bosnia, Tunisia, Bangladesh. Arab Music Institute 22 Ramsis St. Tel 2574 3373 Thur 25, 8pm: Mohamed Abdel-Wahab songs performed.
Beit Al-Sehemi Al-Gamaliya, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Muaaz St, Tel 2591 3391 Every Sunday, 8pm: 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, 8pm: 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 0361, box office 2739 0132/0144 *Main Hall Sat 20, 8pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra. *Open-Air Theatre Fri 19, 8pm: Glass Onion band. Sat 20, 8pm: Oshaq Al-Nagham band, led by Mohamed Abdel-Sattar in a repertoire of classical Arab songs. Sun 21, 8pm: Singing recital by Johnny. *Small Hall Thur 18, 8pm: The Young Egyptian Musicians Society's concert. Wed 24, 8pm: Indian artist Sonam Kalra and the Sufi Gospel Project. Kalra is an artist whose skill spans both Indian and Western music. The Sufi Gospel Project describes itself as an effort to blend all the voices of faith, through the use of song, music and the spoken word. Traditional western gospel melds with Indian classical sounds, and Indian spiritual texts are enriched by elements of western poetry to create a sound that “touches every soul.”
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 18, 8pm: Sudanese artist Abbass Abu-Alkelk in a musical performance. Fri 19, 8pm: Al-Enshad Al-Dini troupe. Sun 21, 8pm: The Arab Music Heritage Ensemble. Thur 25, 8pm: The Egyptian Mawlawiya troupe, led by Amer Al-Toni plays classical Arab music and songs.
Makan 1 Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo, Tel 2792 0878 Every Tuesday, 9pm (Doors open at 8.30pm): 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, 9pm: Zar music and songs by Mazaher ensemble featuring Umm Sameh, Umm Hassan and Nour Al-Sab.
El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 The 1stCairo International Folk Music Festival (18-20 September) *River Hall Thur 18, 7pm: opening. Bedouin Jerry-Can band (7.15-8pm). Mazameer Al Nile band (8.15-9pm). Lo Core De La Plana band from France (9.15- 10.15pm). Fri 19, (7-7:45pm): NubaNour band. Abul GhietDervishes band (8- 8:45pm). Ross & Jarlathband from Scotland (9-10pm). Sat 20, (7.00 pm to 7.45 pm): Al Rango band. Trof band from the Netherlands (8-9pm). Al Tanbura band (9.15-10.15 pm). *Wisdom Hall Thur 18, 7.30pm: Contemporary Egyptian songs played by Dehka (laugh) band. ALEXANDRIA Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre) Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106 Thur 18, 8pm: Sayed Darwish Choir of the Sporting Club celebrates the 91th death anniversary of singer-cum-composer Sayed Darwish. Thur 25, 8pm: TheAlexandria Opera Company for Arab Music and Singing.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999 *Main Hall Sat20, 8pm:“Aghani Bel Arabi”concert features the BA Choir and Cairo Celebration Choir, conducted by maestro Nayer Naguiplaying aselection of traditional Arabic songs by Sayed Darwish, Gamal Abdel Rehimand Awatef Abdel Kerim. Sun21, 8pm: A concertcelebratingtheInternational Peace Day, incooperation with the Peace Institute.
