Arab Music Institute 22 Ramsis St. Tel 2574 3373 Sun 8, 8pm:Piano recital by Lenka Petrovic from Serbia.
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 5, 8pm: The Modern Dance Theatre Company presents Kasem Amin (Liberation of Women) show, choreographed and directed by Walid Aouni. Fri 6, 8pm: The Cairo Opera Orchestra presents a gala concert. Sat 7, 8pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Nader Abbassi and featuring flautist Ines Abdel-Dayem plays compositions by the likes of Mendelssohn, Mussorgsky as well as Abbassi's new piece The Childhood Memories. Sun 8, 8pm: The Abdel-Halim Noweira Arab Music Ensemble in a repertoire of classical Arab songs. Tue 10, Wed 11, Thur 12, 8pm: Flamenco di Madrid dance troupe (Spain) performs Carmen ballet. *Small Hall Thur 5, 8pm: The Cairo Opera Company performs The Sound of Music musical. Fri 6, 8pm: Flute and piano recital by Mena Ghoubrial. Sat 7, 8pm: Saber Abdel-Sattar and his musical group.
Cairo Jazz Club 197, 26th July St, Agouza. Tel 3345 9939 Thur 5, 9.30pm: Danny Malak/ Glass Onion band. Fri 6, 9.30pm: Mohasseb. Sat 7, 9.30pm: Al-Nafikha Storm band. Sun 8, 9.30pm: Havana Jazz Club with Los Compadres. Mon 9, 9.30pm: Neobyrd/Aguizi and Fahmi. Tue 10, 9.30pm: Nada Al-Shazli/ Abdullah Miniawy and Ahmed Saleh. Wed 11, 9.30pm: Say Whaaat?! band features Feedo.
Al-Gumhouriya Theatre 12 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Tel 2390 7707 Fri 6, 8pm: The Arab Music Heritage Ensemble plays classical Arab music. Mon 9, 8pm: The Gold Strings troupe features Sayed Mansour. Wed 11, 8pm: Sahr Al-Sharq (The Charm of the Orient) troupe, led by Bilal Al-Shiekh. Thur 12, 8pm: Bishop Rouis Youth Choir.
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 5, 8pm: Al Tanbura troupe was established by Zakaria Ibrahim in 1989 in Port Said, when he brought together the masters of the simsimia, encouraging them in the revival of their musical heritage. Today, it includes 20 members and their instruments are their voices, the Simsimia, theTanbura (big lyre), Nay also Kawala (end-blown, reed flute), tabla (vase-shaped drum), Sagat (small cymbals), Shakhalil (kind of castanets) and Riqq (open, wooden frame drum with jingling discs in the frame). Their collected oral repertoire consists of more than 20 hours of traditional songs and much remains to be documented.
Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture (MACIC) 3 Abul-Fida St,2nd floor, Zamalek, Tel 2795 3705 Thur 5 & Fri 6:Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture (MACIC), Embassy of India, will be having an India Day at Al Shams Club, Heliopolis.The day-long celebrations will include an introductory Yoga session, screening of documentary films on India, crafts exhibition and glimpses of Indian tourism. The former ex-Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Yahiya El Gamal will be the Chief Guest who will also speak about the relevance of Mahatma Gandhi in the 21st Century. The event will also include performance by MACIC artistes. MACIC will also be conducting Yoga demonstration and lecture on 6 February and also screening of a famous Indian movie, ‘3 Idiots'.
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 5, 1pm: Zumba for kids with Yasmine Al-Sharqawi (a charity event). Fri 6, 6.30pm: A concert of hymns performed by Touch Our Hands band. Sat 7, 6pm: El Sawy Culturewheel Puppet Theatre show presents Mohamed Mounir concert. Thur 12, 7.30pm: Enshad Dini (religious chanting) by the Syrian band Al-Akhwa Abu-Shaer. *Wisdom Hall Thur 5, 7pm: El Sawy Culturewheel Puppet Theatre show revives the concerts of late diva Umm Kulthoum playing two of her best songs. Sun 8, 7.30pm: Ahmed Nazmi Quartet. Tue 10, 7.30pm: "My Memories", a classical Arab music concert features Rami Abul-Fottoh. Wed 11, 7pm: Karakeeb band. Thur 12, 6pm: Mouhoubia band.
ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre) Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106 Thur 5, 8pm: The Jazz Trio band featuresMohamed Saleh (piano), Sherif Aalian (contrabass), Hisham Kamal (drums), accompanied by flautist Ines Abdel-Dayem. Fri 6, 8pm: The National Arab Music Ensemble in a repertoire of classical Arab songs and music. Sun 8, 8pm: The Alexandria Opera Chamber Orchestra. Mon 9, 8pm: Piano recital by Lenka Petrovic from Serbia. Thur 12, 8pm: TheAlexandria Opera Company for Arab Music and Singing.
