Al-Ahram Canadian University ACU, 6 October City, for more info call 0100 2333042/0100 2333543 Thur 13, 8pm: Pop star Mohamed Mounir.
Arab Music Institute 22 Ramsis St. Tel 2574 3373 Fri 14 & Sat 15, 8pm: The Bahraini Cultural Days present Mohamed bin Fares troupe. Sun 16, 8pm: Al-Enshad Al-Dini troupe. Thur 20, 8pm: The Arab Music Heritage Ensemble.
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 Thur 20, 8pm: Pianist Omar Khayrat and his band.
Cairo Jazz Club 197, 26th July St, Agouza. Tel 3345 9939 Thur 13, 10pm: Screwdriver band. Fri 14, 10pm: Boogie night features DJ Rami. Sat 15, 10pm: Jazzist Basheer. Sun 16, 10pm: Havana Jazz Club. Mon 17, 10pm: Vocalist Mohasseb. Tue 18, 10pm: The Brass Knuckles. Wed 19, 10pm: Dancestock features Sharam Jey (Germany)/ Shadi Ezz. Thur 20, 10pm: Jazz Cabaret with The Riff band.
Al-Gumhouriya Theatre 12 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Tel 2390 7707 Thur 13, 8pm: The opening ceremony of the Bahraini Cultural Days features Mohamed bin Fares troupe. Fri 14, 8pm: Nogoum Al-Tarab (Singing Stars) troupe features Mustafa Ahmed. Thur 20, 8pm: The Talents Development Centre concert.
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.
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 Mastaba Centre for Egyptian Folk Music 30 A El-Balaqsa St, Abdeen, Downtown. Tel 011 50995354 *Al Dammah Theatre for Free Arts Thur 13, 9pm:NubNour band presents traditional Nubian music, dances, and songs, many of which reflect the suffering of the Nubian people in the 1960s.
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 13, 8pm:Mounib band plays songs of Ahmed Mounib. Fri 14, 7pm: Singing recital byMadina band. Sun 16, 8pm: Pianist Omar Khayrat. Mon 17, 7pm: Tue 18, 5.30 & 8.30pm: Cairokee band. Wed 19, 7.30pm: Arab music concert features Iman Al-Essali and Maher Al-Gabri. Thur 20, 8pm: Religious chanting by munshid Ali Al-Helbawi.
ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre) Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106 Thur 13, Fri 14, Sat 15, 8pm: Al-Leila Al-Kebira operetta presented by the Cairo Opera Ballet Company. Sun 16, 8pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra. Mon 17, 7pm: The Talents Development Centre concert. Thur 20, 8pm: Alexandria Opera Company for Arab Music and Singing.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999 *Main Hall Thur 20, 7pm: The School of Arts 2014 celebration presents a recital by the guitar and the drums class. *Small Hall Sat 15, 8pm: The BA Chamber Music Orchestra, conducted by viloinist Abdel-Hamid Al-Shweikh.
