Arab Music Institute 22 Ramsis St. Tel 2574 3373 Fri 29, 8pm: A singing recital by Said Osman and Dalia Abdel-Wahab. Sun 31, 8pm: TheArab 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 28, 8pm: The Abdel-Halim Noweira Arab Music Ensemble in a repertoire of classical Arab music and songs. Sat 30, 8pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Frans Rasmussen and featuring clarinist Ashraf Attalla plays works by Carl Nielsen. Sat 6, 8pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Hisham Gabr and featuring violinist Islam Al-Hefnawi plays Tchaikovsky's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra as well as work s by Mendelssohn. *Open-Air Theatre Sun 31, 8pm: Military music concert from Italy. *Small Hall Thur 28, 8pm: A piano recital by Nibal Mounib. Fri 29, 8pm: Chamber music.
Cairo Jazz Club 197, 26th July St, Agouza. Tel 3345 9939 Thur 28, 9.30pm: Screwdriver. Fri 29, 9.30pm: Zalat. Sat 30, 9.30pm: African night with Hawdiro.
Al-Gumhouriya Theatre 12 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Tel 2390 7707 Thur 28 & Fri 29, 8pm: The Modern Dance Theatre company. Sat 30, 8pm: The Arab Takht Ensemble, conducted by Yasser Moawad.
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.
Italian Cultural Institute 3 El-Sheikh El Marsafy St, Zamalek, Tel 2735 5423/2735 8791 Sun 31, 7pm: A performance by the Italian chamber music group Voces Intimae feauring soprano Elisabetta Farris, Riccardo Cecchetti (Piano), Luigi de Filippi (violin) and Sandro Meo (violoncello).
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 28, 8pm: To all lovers of genuine folk art, with Rango band you will meet top Egyptian-Sudanese musicians in their new incarnation as they focus on performing the musical heritage of Sudan with Hassan Bergamon on the unique rango, along with the pentatonic simisimya and a group of singers of Sudanese origin.
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 28, 7.30pm: The Egyptian Mawlawiya troupe, led by Amer Al-Toni performs Sufi and religious songs. Fri 29, 5pm: Nubian music concert. Sat 30, 7.30pm: Singer Rami Abul-Fottoh sings the1990's songs. *Wisdom Hall Thur 28, 8pm: Al-Hezb Al-Comedy (The Comedy Party), a standup comedy show. Fri 29, 8.30pm: Ashraf Ziyada plays on guitar Egyptian and Western compositions. *WordHall Sun 31, 8.30pm: "Do You Pay Attention", a standup comedy show by Mohamed Salem.
ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre) Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106 Fri 29, 8pm: The National Arab Music Ensemble, conducted by Selim Sahab in a repertoire of classical Arab songs.
