The American University in Cairo Al-Sheikh Rihan St, off Tahrir Square, Tel 02 2615 2694/01280009077 Ewart Memorial Hall Fri 24, 8pm: Hakawy Al Jazz (Jazz Tales) Festival presents Braden/Michels Project and Judith Humenick band (USA). Sat 25, 8pm: Hakawy Al Jazz (Jazz Tales) Festival presents Sherif Watson, Triple Trouble band Shady Al-Qaseer group and Michelle Rounds (Egypt) (Free entry).
Arab Music Institute 22 Ramsis St, Tel 02 2574 3373 Thurs 23, 8pm: The Arab Music Heritage Ensemble performs classical Arab music. Sun 26, 8pm: The Abdel-Halim Noweira Arab Music Ensemble performs Um Kolthoum songs. Thurs 30, 8pm: Al-Enshad Al-Dinitroupe in a programme of religious songs.
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-AragouzwaKhayal 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 Sat 25, 8pm: In collaboration with the Spanish Embassy, the Cairo Symphony Orchestrapresents a Spring concert “Bella Espana”, conducted by maestro Ahmed Al-Saedi and featuring pianist Rosalia Gomez Lasheras and mezzo soprano Jolie Faizy. It will perform works by Chabrier, Falla, and Korsakov. Tues 28-Fri 31, 8pm: The Cairo Opera Ballet Company and the Cairo Opera Orchestra present ballet “Zorba.” Open-Air Theatre Fri 24, 8pm:Sweet and Sound band features Mounir Nasreddin. Sat 25, 8pm: Charm of the Orient band features singer Bilal Al-Sheikh. Small Hall Fri 24, 8pm: A singing recital by soprano TahiaShamseddin. Sat 25, 8pm:W.A. Mozart's opera "Idomeneo"(Live in HD) from the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Sun 26, 8pm: The closing ceremony of the 6th Chopin Competition for Piano. Mon 27, 8pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra. Tues 28, 8pm: The CairoOpera House's concert celebrating The Mother's Day. Thurs 30, 8pm: Piano recital by Elena Dzamashvilli and Haytham Ibrahim playing music pieces by Ferencz Liszt.
Greek Campus 28 Falaki St, Bab Al-Louk, Cairo, Tel 010 90322400 Thurs 23, 8.30pm: “Made in Egypt”concert presentsSufi chanter Sheikh Yassin El-Tohamiwhobrings his enchanting, soul- reviving Sufi songs out of Al-Mouled unto Greek Campus's stage for D-CAF's 6th edition.With the Copenhagen sample-duo Den SorteSkolefeaturing Martin Højland, Simon Dokkedal(Sound Engineer) and James Hancockon stage, there are no genres and no boundaries. This is musical storytelling across time and space. Armed with turntables, samplers and elect-machines they take you on a dark journey through everything from Moroccan traditional songs, Indigenous tribal hymns and old recordings of Cameroonian Pygmies to Himalayan reggae, French industrial noise and German electronic music.
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 23, 8pm:The Abdel-HalimNoweira Arab Music Ensemble. Fri 24, 8pm:Konoz Arab Music Ensemble features singer Mahmoud Darwish. Sun 26, 8pm: Father Andraws Al-Samuely troupe. Thurs 30, 8pm: The Arab Takht troupe, led by Yasser Moawad.
Makan SaadZaghloul 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 GamalatShiha present traditional music of the Nile Delta; Nubian Fadeka music and songs with Aragid, featuring SalehAbbass 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 23, 8pm: NubaNour band presents traditional Nubian music, dances, and songs.
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 23, 8pm: Rock music by AndrOmida band. Fri 24, 7pm: For the first time poet Mohamed Ibrahim and singer Adham Suliman perform together on El Sawy Culturewheel's stage. Sat 25, 7pm:Al-Hadra troupe performs Sufi chanting and religious invocations relying on traditional poems of the great sheikhs of Sufism about love of God and praising Prophet Mohamed (P.B.U.H).
Thurs 30, 7pm: Al-Mawlawiya Al-Masreya troupe, led by Sufi singer Amer Al-Toni performs Sufi songs and dances. Wisdom Hall Thurs 23, 7.30pm: Religious chanting by Mahmoud El-Tohami. Fri 24, 8pm: Al Nafekha band plays Arab Music and Western pieces on wind instruments, the band presents musical patterns in the form of a theatrical show presented by musicians through instruments, body language, clothing and audiovisual effects. Sun 26,7pm: Singer Ismail Sadeq in a repertoire of classical Arab songs. Tues 28, 8pm:Soiree band features singer Yasser Suleiman. Wed 29, 9pm: Singer Ali Al-Haggar performs classical Arab songs as well as his much-loved songs.
ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria Opera House (SayedDarwish Theatre) Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel (03)4800138/ 486 5106 Thurs 23, 8pm:The Alexandria Opera Company for Arab Music and Singing. Sat 25, 8pm: Alexandria Talents Development Centre. Sun 26, 8pm: Alexandria Opera Chamber Orchestra. Tues 28 and Wed 29, 8pm: The Modern Dance Theatre Company performs The Blue Elephant show.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999 BACC Main Hall Fri 24, 7pm:Hakawy Al Jazz (Jazz Tales) Festival presents Shady Al Qaseer Group and Michelle Rounds (Egypt) (Free Entry). Sat 25, 7pm: Hakawy Al Jazz (Jazz Tales) Festival presents Judith Humenick band (USA) (Free Entry). Thurs 30, 7pm: A Palestinian Folk Dance concert organized in celebration of the Land Day in cooperation with the Palestinian Consulate. BACC Small Hall Sat 25,7.55pm: W.A. Mozart's opera "Idomeneo" (Live in HD) from the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
