Beit Al-Sehemi Al-Gamaliya, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Muaaz St, Tel 2591 3391 Every Sunday, 8.30pm: 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, 8.30pm: 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 7 & Fri 8, 8pm: Café Espanol show is performed by Kafe Pa3 troupe featuring 20 artists from Spain including singers, musicians and flamenco dancers. The first stop in the troupe's world tour is Egypt to perform the 100-minutes show for the first time outside Spain. The troupe launches a peace message from Egypt performing in Spanish songs by Egyptian singer Mohamed Mounir and The Road song in the voice of late actor Omar Sharif. Sat 9, 8pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra. Sun 10, 8pm: The National Arab Music Ensemble. Mon 11 & Tue 12, 8pm: Omar Khayrat Orchestra. *Open-Air Theatre Thur 14, 8pm: The Talents Development Centre concert. *Small Hall Fri 8, 8pm: Tenor Sobhi Bedeir and the Friends band present an international music concert. Sun 10 & Mon 11, 8pm: The Cairo Opera Company presents Struggling with Mozart opera. Thur 14, 8pm: A harp recital by Manal Mohieddin. *Hanager Art Centre Tel 2735 6861 Mon 11, 10am: A singing concert presented by Egypt's Lovers Society.
Cairo Jazz Club 197, 26th July St, Agouza. Tel 3345 9939 Thur 7, 10pm: Danny Malak/ Malak Al Husseini/Amro and the Big Bang Boogie. Fri 8, 10pm: Loopstache (visiting) and Disco Misr bands.
Al-Ghouri Caravansary Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Moaiz St with Al-Azhar, Tel 2514 7475 every Sat, Mon & Wed, (9.30pm, free admission) Al-Tanoura whirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music.
Al-Gumhouriya Theatre 12 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Tel 2390 7707 Fri 8, 8pm: Nogoum Al-Tarab for Arab music and singing features Mustafa Ahmed. Sun 10, 8pm: Al-Enshad Al-Dini troupe plays religious songs. Thur 14, 8pm: The EgyptianMawlawiya troupe, led by Sufi singer Amer Al-Toni, performs Sufi songs and dances.
Makan Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo, Tel 2792 0878 Every Monday: (fixed event)Zikr and Sufi night. Every Tuesday, 9pm (Doors open at 8.30pm): One of those groups:Mawawil with Gamalat Shiha in a repertoire of traditional music of the Nile Delta, Nubian Fadeka music & songs with Aragid group features Saleh Abbas & Farah Al Masri. Traditional Sudanese music & songs performed by Queen of Henna Settouna. Al Jaafra music played by Arab Tribes from Aswan, Nass Makan (people from Makan) band and Sanet band plays music from different tribes in Eritrea. 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 *River Hall Thur 7, 7pm: The Voice, the Arabic version of the American reality television singing competition, stars present a concert. Fri 8, 8pm: Acoustic Project HOH features Hany Adel (Wust Al-Balad band), Ousso Lotfy (Nagham Masri band), Hani Al-Dakkak (Massar Egbari band) among others. Sat 9, 7pm: Bebah band revives the different genres of music in Upper Egypt. *Wisdom Hall Thur 7, 6&8pm: El Sawy Culturewheel Puppet Theatre show revives Um Kolthoum concerts playing two of her best songs, Amal Hayati (The Hope of My Life) and Lal Sabr Hodoud (Patience has a limit). Sat 9, 8pm: A standup comedy by Al Hezb Al Comedy. Sun 10,7pm: Sudanese guitarist Shaker Abdel-Rehemplays old songs. Tue 12, 7pm: Elmghanwatyaband plays classical Arab music. Thur 14, 8pm: The Culturewheel String Orchestra plays selected works from the classical repertoire.
ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre) Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106 Thur 7, 8pm: Abdel-Halim Hafez songs. Fri 8, 8pm: Oriental jazz by Yehia Khalil and his band. Sun , 8pm: Thur 14, 8pm: Alexandria Opera Company for Arab Music and Singing.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999 *Main Hall Mon 11, 7pm: Nubiat band performs Nubian songs and dances. *Small Hall Mon 11, 7pm: The BA Orchestra, conducted by violinist Hassan Sharara plays masterpieces of the Baroque.
