Arab Music Institute 22 Ramsis St, Tel 02 2574 3373 Fri 25, 8pm: Shomoaa (candles) band. Sun 27, 8pm: The Abdel-Halim Noweira Arab Music Ensemble, conducted by Salah Ghoubashi plays Um Kolthoum.
Beit Al-Sehemi Al-Gamaliya, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Muizz 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-Muizz 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 Fri 25, 8pm: Les Petits Chats band. Tues 29 & Wed 30, 8pm: The Cairo Opera Company and the Cairo Opera Orchestra present opera “Un Ballo in Maschera” Open-Air Theatre Fri 25, 8pm: Antiqat (antiques) band, led by Yasser Anwar. Sat 26, 8pm: Religious chanting by munshid (religious singer) Ali Al-Helbawi. Sun 27, 6pm: The Cairo Opera Children Choir. Mon 28, 8pm: Said Al-Atrist plays on tabla. Small Hall Thurs 25, 8pm: Oriental jazz by Yehia Khalil and his band. Sat 26, 8pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra. Sun 27, 8pm: The Conservatoire (the supreme institute of music) concert. Mon 28, 8pm: The Cairo Opera String Quartet features Yasser Ghoneim (violin I), Khaled Saleh (violin II), Essam Abdel-Hamid (viola) and Mohamed Salah (cello) in a programme of works by Mozart and Dvorak. Tues 29, 8pm: Piano recital by Elena Dzamashvilli.
Cairo Jazz Club 197, 26th July St, Agouza. Tel 02 3345 9939 Thurs 24, 10.30pm: blues and rock n roll? Bluezophrenia band skillfully cover all of our old-time favorites and take us back in time to a rock and roll and blues era. Egypt's ultimate tribute band to The Beatles, Glass Onion, is made up of respectful solo musicians in their own rights as well as dedicated Beatles fans. Fri 25, 10pm: Inspired by everything between early prog-rock, trip hop and neo-classical and techno, The Meteors Project will play one of their captivating live electronic sets. Extremely well established DJs in and out of Cairo, Aly Goede and Hisham Zahran are guaranteed to have you dancing well into the wee hours of the morning. Sat 26, 10.30pm: The local band Code Masr is comprising young musicians who have impressively created their own unique sound of Egyptian contemporary rock. Sun 27, 10.30pm: Bluenotes returns once again with George Aboutar on lead vocals. Expect some great music influenced by various types of blues music, from Mississippi blues to the upbeat Chicago blues to the white British blues. Mon 28, 10pm: Nader Tahawy and Omar Sherif take to the decks for a night of irresistible house beats. Tues 29, 10.30pm: Wust El Balad band delivers their pop-rock songs addressing social issues paired with catchy lyrics and subtle Arabic beats. Wed 30, 10pm: Safi and Ramy DJunkie performs some of your favourite 1990's pop jams.
Darb 1718 Kasr El Sham3 Street, Al Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Tel 02 2361 0511 Wed 30, 8pm: Y-Crew band.
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 Thurs 24, 8pm: Al-Enshad Al-Dini (religious chanting) troupe, led by maestro Omar Farahat plays religious songs featuring opera stars: Hossam Saqr, Tamer Nagah, Ehab Nada, Hatem Zayed and Ibrahim Farouk. Fri 25, 8pm: Awtar band, led by Amr Abdel-Moneim. Sat 26, 8pm: The Syrian Abu-Shaar Brothers troupe in a programme of Sufi and religious chants. Sun 27, 8pm: On the occasion of the Egyptian-Chinese Cultural Year 2016, Beijing Modern Dance Company from China presents a concert.
Hosapeer Theatre Galaa Street, in front of Ahmed Orabi Metro Station, Ramses, Downtown, Tel 012 2282 5411 Sun 27, 8pm: Armenian folk dance performance by Sardarabad dance troupe, artistic director Mariam Karapetyan.
Makan Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo, Tel 02 2792 0878 Every Monday: (fixed event) Zikr and Sufi night. Every Tuesday, 8pm (doors open at 7.30pm and reservations is canceled at 7.30pm): 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, 8pm: Zar music and songs by Mazaher, 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 Thurs 24, 9pm: NubaNour band presents traditional Nubian music, dances, and songs, many of which reflect the suffering of the Nubian people in the 1960s. 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 24, 7pm: Fabrica band performs a selection of Walt Disney songs. Fri 25 & Sat 26, 7pm: Aziz Maraka is back to Cairo after years of absence. Sun 27, 7pm: The Egyptian Mawlawiya troupe, led by Sufi singer Amer Al-Toni performs Sufi songs and dances. Tues 29, 7pm: The Culturewheel String Orchestra, conducted by Mohamed Saad Basha features vocalist Amy Frega. Wed 30, 9pm: Singer Ali Al-Haggar in a repertoire of classical Arab songs.
ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre) Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106 Thurs 24, 8pm: The Alexandria Opera House Company for Arab music and singing. Sun 27, 8pm: Alexandria Opera Chamber Orchestra. Tues 29, 8pm: On the occasion of the Egyptian-Chinese Cultural Year 2016, Beijing Modern Dance Company from China presents a concert. Wed 30, 8pm: Religious chanting by munshid (religious singer) Ali Al-Helbawi.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999 Main Hall Thurs 24, 7pm: “Al-Wahag for Ballet and Free Dance” a dance performance directed and choreographed by Sherif Al-Guindy. Sat 26, 7pm: A symphonic concert is presented by the BA Orchestra, conducted by Hisham Gabr, together with BA Youth Orchestra, trained by Shady Abdel-Salam and BA Symphonic Choir, mastered by Rodica Ocheseanu. Wed 30, 7pm: The Arts School Ballet performance, supervised by Claire Rezkallah. Small Hall Fri 25, 7pm: A guitar recital presented by the Cairo Guitar Collective (CGC). Mon 28, 7pm: Teatro Arabic music by Ahmed Essam. Wed 30, 7pm: “Old Love” concert features Abaad Trio for Modern Traditional Music.
