Beit Al-Seheimi Al-Muaaz St, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Gamalya District, 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-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, Fri 6, Sat 7, 8pm: The Cairo Opera Company and the Cairo Opera Orchestra present the Merry Widow operetta. Tues 10, 8pm: The Arab Youth Philharmonic Orchestra concert. Open-Air Theatre The 58th Cairo Opera House Summer Festival Thurs 5, 8pm: Fouad and Mounib band. Sun 8, 8pm: Al-Hadra troupe for Sufi chanting. Mon 9, 8pm: Singer Mohamed Abbass and his band. Thurs 12, 8pm: Black Theama band performs contemporary Egyptian songs. Cairo Jazz Club 197, 26th July St, Agouza. Tel 02 3345 9939 Thurs 5, 10pm: The Walkman Show & friends will sing some acoustic original tunes while contemporary Arabic band Bahiyya will perform their renditions of classics by Egyptian icons. Fri 6, 10pm: Two fantastic local DJs; sensational Lady Loulii and mixing guru Nour Fahmy. Sat 7, 10pm: RT Nuba group of nine Nubian musicians will play old Nubian musical heritage while Ahmed Omar's Africairo band bridges between Egyptian music and African music. Sun 8, 10pm: Voice & Bass is a project that sees the fusion between the voice of Doaa El-Sebaii and the electric bass played by Samer George, performing a repertoire of jazz and other favorite melodies. Later on, AWE will bring their longstanding talent to the stage, delivering funk, blues and pop hits in the best possible way! Mon 9, 10pm: Hisham Zahran and Sebzz will surprise the audience with heavy-weight sets. Tues 11, 10pm: Karkadan is an Arabic rock band whose music and lyrics are inspired by Egyptian culture. Do'souka will give a performance their Arabic original indie pop tunes. Thurs 12, 10.30pm: A rock and roll, blues and funk concert with Shady Ahmed, Bluezophrenia and Screwdriver. 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, 9pm: El Tanbura troupe of Port Said featuring the masters of the simsimia, performs traditional songs and dances. Misr Opera House Al-Motamayez District, next to Dar Al Fouad Hospital, 6th of October City, Giza, Tel 01094444273/4/5 – 16828 Thurs 5, 8pm: The Ballet Talents show. 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 5, 7.30pm: Malaaz is an alternative rock band features Mohamed Abdel-Razek (guitarist, composer and lyricist), Amr Beshr (lead guitarist), vocalist Maged Amer, bassist Moataz Al-Nachar and drummer AJ Al-Gohary. Mon 9, 8pm: Contemporary Egyptian songs by Charisma band. Thurs 12, 8pm: New sketches by stand-up comedian Ali Qandil. Wisdom Hall Sun 8, 7.30pm: Mustafa Hussein with his musical band mix traditional and folklore music, with Western music through presenting a collection of classical Arabic songs. Thurs 12, 6 and 8pm: El-Sawy Culturewheel Puppet Theatre show revives the concerts of late diva Umm Kolthoum playing two of her best songs. Six of October Club Giza Main Stadium Thurs 5, 6.30pm: The biggest music concert ever features, for the first time, Cairokee band, pop singers Mahmoud Al-Esseily and Zap Tharwat. ALEXANDRIA Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999 16th International Summer Festival (16 July – 18 August) Open-Air Theatre Mon 16, 9pm (Standing): Autostrad band (Jordan). Wed 18, 8pm (Standing): High Dam, El Mina, Saher Al-Zoghby, Yasmine, and Dany bands in concerts supported by the United Nations Office in Cairo. Tues 17, 9pm: Triakel band (Sweden). Thurs 19, 9pm: Fouad and Mounib band (Egypt).
