Arab Music Institute 22 Ramsis St, Tel 02 2574 3373 Fri 7, 8pm: The Arab Music Heritage Ensemble in a repertoire of classical Arab songs. Sat 8, 8pm: A singing recital by Mohamed Al-Shami. Sun 9, 8pm: The Abdel-Halim Noweira Arab Music Ensemble, conducted by Salah Ghoubashi performs Um Kulthoum songs.
Beit Al-Sehemi Al-Gamaliya, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Muaaz St, Tel 02 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: “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 Main Hall Thurs 6, 8pm: The National Arab Music Ensemble. Fri 7, 8pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra performs the masterpieces of the Beatles and excerpts from the Italian operas. Mon 10, 8pm: The Cairo Opera House celebrating its 28th anniversary. Open-Air Theatre Sat 8, 8pm: Emdan Al-Nour (The Pillars of Light) band plays religious songs and hymns. Thurs 13, 8pm: Jazz fusion by Ahmed Rabie and his band. Small Hall Sat 8, 8pm: R.Wagner's opera or music drama “Tristan und Isolde” live in HD from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. Mon 10, 8pm: Flute, singing and harp recital by Doaa Abd-Rabu, Dalia Farouk and Mona Wassif. Tues 11, 8pm: A flamenco troupe from Spain. Wed 12, 8pm: Violin recital by Hassan Sharara.
Cairo Fair Ground Madinet Nasr, Book your ticket now and call 19941 RMC Theatre Fri 21, 7pm-12am: The waiting is over and the legend Michael Bolton will feature a concert in Cairo.
Cairo Jazz Club 197, 26th July St, Agouza. Tel 02 3345 9939 Thurs 6, 10.30pm: Amro and The Big Bang Boogie will provide your beer-and-sausage filled bellies with some masterful pop and rock covers on the second night of the CJC 3-day Oktoberfest celebration. Fri 7, 10pm: Ghandokli will be on all night on the third night of the CJC 3-day Oktoberfest celebration for all your party and musical needs! playing everything from pop to house to R&B and Arab music. Sat 8, 10.30pm: Originating from Upper Egypt, Basheer knows exactly how to utilize his deep cultural roots in creating a brilliant concoction of oriental sounds with modern fusions. Sun 9, 10.30pm: The blues band Blue Notes returns with some great music influenced by various types of blues music, from Mississippi blues to the upbeat Chicago blues to the white British blues. Thurs 13, 10.30pm: Eslam Al-Shaary will feature a musically-rich evening with his unique sound of world fusion music which includes an array of wonderfully mastered and intriguing instruments. Al-Shaary's music is said to “give expression to his mystical experiences”. Next up, we have the very exciting Kuwait-based alternative electronic music artist Zahed Sultan. Creating an audio-visual experience for his audience, Sultan aims for his performances to be interactive, a sort of collaboration between himself and the audience.
Al-Ghouri Caravansary Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Muaaz St and Al-Azhar St, Tel 02 2514 7475 Al-Tanoura whirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music (Performances every Sat, Mon and Wed, 8pm, free admission).
Al-Gumhouriya Theatre 12 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Tel 02 2390 7707 Fri 7, 8pm: The Egyptian Mawlawiya troupe, led by Sufi singer Amer Al-Toni performs Sufi songs and dances. Thurs 13, Fri 14 and Sat 15, 8pm: Fursan Al-Sharq lil Turaath wa Al-Raqs Al-Hadith (Knights of the Orient for Heritage and Modern Dance) company presents “Al-Wali” show.
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 6, 9pm: Al-Tanbura troupe includes 20 members: master musicians, singers, philosophers, as well as fishermen, builders, plumbers and vendors, ranging in age from 25 to 84 years. Their instruments are their voices, the simsimia, the tanbura (big lyre), nay also kawala (end-blown, reed flute), tabla (vase-shaped drum), triangle, 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.
Al-Muaaz Street Al-Mansour Qalawun Complex, for information and ticket reservations call 010 0488 8479/011 5876 7774 Fri 21, 9.30am-4pm: Al-Muaaz Street Carnival, the day opens with performances by Al-Tanoura whirling dervishes, Mizmar band playing folk music on Egyptian oriental instruments and Hassaballah band (the oldest Egyptian folk music band). Visitors can also tour the area's landmarks, including Al-Mansour Qalawun Complex, the mosque and the school of the Mameluke Sultan Al-Zaher Barquq.
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 6, 7pm: “Al-Moulid”, a stand-up comedy show features Walid Abul-Magd. Fri 7, 7.30pm: Sufi chanting by Ali Al-Helbawi. Sat 8, 7pm: Religious chanting by Waslat Samaa band. Sun 9, 7.30pm: Mawali band in a repertoire of Sufi songs. Mon 10, 7.30pm: A singing recital by Kalam Lilbaa (Talk for Sale) band. Wed 12, 8pm: Al-Khan band in a repertoire of classical Arab songs. Thurs 13, 7pm: “6 Concert”, a stand-up comedy show. Wisdom Hall Thurs 6, 6 & 8pm: Um Kulthoum is back with El Sawy Culturewheel Puppet Theatre show performing two of the diva's best songs. Sun 9, 7pm: El Sawy Culturewheel Puppet Theatre show revives the concerts of late singer Abdel-Halim Hafez performing his much-loved songs. Tues 11, 8pm: Oshaq Al-Nagham (The Melody Lovers) band plays classical Arab songs and music. Wed 12, 8pm: Piano and violin recital by Fouad and Mounib. Thurs 13, 8pm: Violin recital by Omar Akl.
ALEXANDRIA
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999 Main Hall Sun 9, 8pm: HOH project features Hany Adel, Ousso Lotfy and Hany Al-Dakkak. Mon10, 8pm: Piano and violin recital by Fouad and Mounib. Small Hall Sat 8, 6pm: R.Wagner's opera or music drama “Tristan und Isolde” live in HD from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. Thurs 13, 7pm: Violin and harp recital by Hossam Shehata (violin) and Manal Mohieddin on harp.
