Arab Music Institute 22 Ramsis St, Tel 02 2574 3373 Thurs 20, 8pm: The Talents Development Centre concert. Sat 22, 8pm: Cairo Opera Children Choir. Mon 24, 8pm: Cairo Opera Company. Tues 25, 8pm: Cairo Opera Company. Thurs 27, 8pm: Religious Song Ensemble.
Al-Azhar Park Salah Salem Road, Darassa, Tel 02 2362 5057 Thurs 20, 7.30pm: Celebrating the International Music Day, the French Institute organises the Cairo Music Festival and invites you to discover emerging French and Egyptian musical talents. The atmosphere of Rai music will surround Al-Azhar Park this year. Rachid Taha is undoubtedly an exceptional ambassador for Rai music. This year's edition will be dedicated to Rachid Taha, who left our world in 2018. The French Institute in Egypt invited the participating artists this year to make the subject of their cooperation this the music of Rachid Taha. Your date with Eastern Jazz for the first-floor band, the modern Rai by Sufian Saidi and the Mascala team, and you can dance to the tunes of popular pop music with the DJ Contesé. (The concert is free and does not include entry to Al Azhar Park).
Beit Al-Seheimi Al-Muaaz St, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Gamalya District, Tel 02 2787 8865 Every Sunday, 9.30pm: 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, 9.30pm: “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 Sat 22, 8pm: Cairo Symphony Orchestra. Wed 26 & Thurs 27, 8pm: Carmen & Tango, ballets Cairo Opera Ballet Company. Open-Air Theatre The Cairo Opera House Summer Festival (12-20 June) Thurs 20, 8pm: Singer Nesma Mahgoub. Small Hall Fri 21, 8pm: Piano Recital by Mariam El Mamlouk. Sun 23, 8pm: Flamenco Concert Ali Khattab (Spain).
Darb 1718 Kasr El Sham3 Street, Al Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Tel 2361 0511 Sat 22, 8pm: Hawas, an independent Egyptian band presenting progressive music mixed presenting the melody and lyrics as a special way of human expression. Mahmoud Khateeb (Lead Vocal), Marwan Fawzi (Accordion), Amir Rasmy (Keyboards), Hisham Anas (Oud), Al-Moataz Bellah Moussa (Lead Guitar), Mahmoud Waly (Bass Guitar), Ahmed Tito (Drums), Bouda Abu El Yazeed (Percussions). Fri 28, 8pm: Mostafa Rizk, Egyptian artist from Aswan presenting Blues music in a contemporary style inspired by his musical heritage of his city.
French Cultural Institute Heliopolis, Masr Al-Gedida, Tel 02 2417 4824 Wed 19, 11am-2.30pm: On the occasion of the Music Festival, the institute organizes a children's Karaoke singing competition.
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, 9.30pm).
Makan Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo, Tel 02 2792 0878 Every Monday, 9pm: (fixed event) Zikr and Sufi night. Every Tuesday, 9pm (doors open at 9.30pm 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 Every Saturday, 9pm: (fixed event) Asyad Al-Zar (The Zar Masters) band. The Zar Masters band is comprised of some of the few remaining Egyptian and Sudanese Zar performers playing Tanbura, Toza (small 2 sides percussion) Mangour, (a wide belt of goat hooves worn around the hips), Marakesh (hand-held rattles) and the tambourine.
Room Art Space New Cairo The new branch of Room Art Space is set to host live music shows on a daily basis. Room's new branch is located in The Spot mall in front of AUC gate on 4,370 square metres with indoor and outdoor areas that will host live music events and concerts on a daily bases, hosting up to 400 guests per event, and will be open from 9am till after midnight. Thurs 20, 9pm: Al-Safy, Arabic rock tunes (Garden City branch). Thurs 20, 8:30pm: Karaoke Night.
ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre) Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106 Thurs 20, 8pm: The Arab Music Heritage Music Ensemble. Sun 23, 8pm: Alexandria Opera House String Orchestra. Thurs 27, 8pm: Gala Concert "Musicals and Neapolitans" Cairo Opera Company.
