Beit Al-Sehemi Al-Gamaliya, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Muaaz St, Tel 02 2591 3391 Every Sunday, 8.30pm: TheNile 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: “Al-Aragouz wa Khayal Al-Zel” (The Shadow Puppet), a free public performance by clowns in Al-Muiz Street, presented by Wamda and directed by Nabil Bahgat.
Cairo Opera House Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Tel 02 2737 0602/2736 0361, box office 02 2739 0132/0144 The Opera House Summer Festival (15 July-31 August) Open-Air Theatre Tues 26, 8pm: The Wave Jazz band is equipped to add a refreshing twist of funk to your favourite jazz tunes.
Cairo Jazz Club 197, 26th July St, Agouza, Tel 02 3345 9939 Thurs 21, 10.30pm: Wust Al-Balad band. Fri 22, 10pm: Special K band. Sat 23, 10.30pm: Hawas band. Sun 24, 10.30pm: Jazzist Adam Miller.
Darb 1718 Kasr Al-Shamaa St, Al-Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Tel 02 2741 2129 Wed 27, 8pm: Dokkan, presented as part of Mazzika Fi Al-Sath (Music on the Roof) concerts.
Al-Ghouri Caravansary Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Muaaz St and Al-Azhar St, Tel 02 2514 7475 Al-Tanourawhirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music (Performances every Sat, Mon and Wed, 8pm, free admission).
Makan Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo, Tel 02 2792 0878 Every Monday: (fixed event) Zikr and Sufi night. Every Tuesday, 9pm (doors open at 8.30pm): Mawawil and Gamalat Shiha present traditional music of the Nile Delta; Nubian Fadeka music and songs with Aragid, featuring Saleh Abbass and Farah Al-Masri; traditional Sudanese music and songs performed by Queen of Henna Settouna; Al-Jaafra music played by musicians from Aswan; Nass Makan (People from Makan) and Sanet perform traditional music from Eritrea. Every Wednesday, 9pm: Zar music and songs by Mazaher, featuring Umm Sameh, Umm Hassan and Nour Al-Sab.
Al-Mastaba Centre for Egyptian Folk Music 30A Al-Balaqsa St, Abdeen, Downtown, Tel 011 5099 5354 Al-Dammah Theatre for Free Arts Thurs 21, 9pm: Waziriband comes from Ismailia to perform on El Dammah Theatre. Founded in Ismailia in 1994 in cooperation with Mohamed El Waziery, the "King of Simsimia", as he was called among the Canal Zone people. When El Waziry met Zakaria Ibrahim, they dreamt of replicating the El Tanbura experience that flourished in Port Said by gathering the retired suhbagia (local musicians of this tradition) and presenting a weekly performance in Ismailia. After El Waziry's death in 2008, the band changed their name to El Waziery to memorialize their leader. El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, under the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 River Hall Thurs 21, 8pm: A stand-up comedy show featuresAli Qandil. Fri 22, 8pm: Contemporary Egyptian songs by Massar Egbari band. Mon 25, 8pm: Elnafekhaband is the wind instrument quintette play music in the context of the atraical show. Tues 26, 7.30pm: El Sawy CulturewheelPuppet Theatre show had been launched in 2006 by Eng. Mohamed El Sawy introducing the project "Um Kolthum Returns Back" that presents a monthly show on every first Thursday in each month. This show will imitate a concert by "the king" singer Mohamed Mounir. Thurs 28, 7pm: The Egyptian Mawlawiya troupe, led by Sufi singer Amer Al-Toni performs Sufi dances and songs. Wisdom Hall Sat 23, 8pm: Al-Shorouk band for Arab Singing, conducted by Raafat Al-Demerdash features singer Engy Ali. Sun 24, 7.30pm: A classical Arab music concert features singerIbrahim Farouk. Tues 26, 6pm: A duo singing recital byOsama Al-Hadi and Mohamed Ibrahim. Wed 27, 9pm: Ali Al-Haggar in a repertoire of classical Arab songs as well as his much-loved songs. Thurs 28, 7.30pm: A singing recital by Omnia Hassan.
