Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999 Main Hall Thurs 5, 8pm: Recto Verso dance performance presented by Silsilah Dance Project, choreography and staging by Mohamed Fouad and Bérengère Valour. Wed 11, 8pm: The Second Jazz Tales Festival opening concert will feature Wust Al-Balad band (Egypt) and Jazz singer Halie Loren (USA). Thurs 12, 8pm: Noha Fekry Jazz Quintet (Egypt) and Kirk MacDonald (Canada).
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 12, 8pm: Wust Al-Balad band (Egypt) and Jazz singer Halie Loren (USA).
Arab Music Institute 22 Ramsis St, Tel 02 2574 3373 Fri 6, 8pm: The Arab Music Heritage Ensemble in a repertoire of classical Arab music.
Beit Al-Seheimi Al-Muaaz St, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Gamalya District, Tel 02 2591 3391 Every Sunday, 7.30pm: 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, 7pm: “Al-Aragouz wa Khayal Al-Zel” (The Shadow Puppet), a free public performance by clowns in Al-Muaaz 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 5, 8pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra performs international compositions. Sun 8, 8pm: The Cairo Opera House celebrates the Spring Feast. Tues 10, 8pm: The annual concert of the Supreme Institute of Ballet. Thurs 12, 8pm: Singer Maye Farouk in a repertoire of Umm Kolthoum songs. Open-Air Theatre Thurs 5, 8pm: Percussionist Nesma Abdel-Aziz performs on marimba. Fri 6, 6pm: The Cairo Opera House Choir concert. Thurs 12, 8pm: Piano recital by Kareem Gohar. Small Hall Thurs 5, 8pm: The Conservatoire (Supreme Institute of Music) concert. Fri 6, 8pm: Commemorating the first death anniversary of conductor Ali Osman, a singing recital will feature soprano Tahia Shamseddin. Tues 10, 8pm: A singing recital by Mohamed Adel. Thurs 12, 8pm: Oriental jazz by Yehia Khalil and his band.
Cairo Jazz Club 197, 26th July St, Agouza, Tel 02 3345 9939 Sun 8, 10.30pm: The Austrian Trio Alpine Dweller featuring Joana Karácsonyl, Flora Geibelbrecht and Matthias Schinnerl, together with the Egyptian band Fouad and Mounib.
Darb 1718 Kasr El Sham3 St, Al Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Tel 02 2361 0511 Thurs 12, 8pm: Part of Mazzika Fi Al Sath (Music on the Roof) is a concert features Hageen band. Hageen is music band located in North Africa, and has a strong pertinence to the African culture. It plays a new style of Reggae music combined with Rock and Roll and many other genres.
Al-Gumhouriya Theatre 12 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Tel 02 2390 7707 Mon 9, 8pm: Singing recital by Hannan Mady. Thurs 12, 8pm: Al Enshad Al-Dini troupe performs religious chants.
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, Tues and Wed, 7.30pm).
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 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 5, 8pm: El Tanbura troupe performs folk songs and dances from Port-Said.
Room Art Space 10 Etihad Al Mohamin, Garden City, Tel 01000 068 159 Thurs 5, 9pm: The Austrian Trio Alpine Dweller featuring Joana Karácsonyl, Flora Geibelbrecht and Matthias Schinnerl, together with the Egyptian band Fouad and Mounib.
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 Fri 6, 7.30pm: Abou Shaar Brothers troupe from Syria performs religious chants praising Prophet Mohamed (P.B.U.H). Sat 7, 6pm: Founded in 2010, the Metal Blast Festival is back. The lineup consists of the international Egyptian Metal band Crescent alongside a number of finest Egyptian metal bands: Al Azif, Mephistophilis, Devour and Mythos. Tues 10, 7pm: “The First Chance”, El Sawy Culturewheel grants you your first chance to sing either solo or as a band. Do not hesitate! The Culturewheel stage welcomes you and many people cannot wait to listen to you. Wisdom Hall Thurs 5, 6&8pm: Umm Kolthoum is back on stage by El-Sawy Culturewheel Puppet Theatre show performing two of her best songs. Sun 8, 7pm: Singer Ismail Sadek in a programme of classical Arab songs. Tues 10, 7.30pm: Classical Arab songs by El Asala Fe Rabaa El Omr troupe.
ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre) Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106 Fri 6, 8pm: The Austrian Trio Alpine Dweller featuring Joana Karácsonyl, Flora Geibelbrecht and Matthias Schinnerl, together with the Egyptian band Fouad and Mounib. Wed 11, 8pm: Kazakhstan Symphony Orchestra concert. Thurs 12, 8pm: A singing recital features pop singer Hany Shaker.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999 Main Hall Thurs 5, 8pm: Recto Verso dance performance presented by Silsilah Dance Project, choreography and staging by Mohamed Fouad and Bérengère Valour.
