The 29th edition of the Citadel Festival for Music and Songs will offer over 30 performances staged at the historic Citadel of Salah Al-Din after a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic.
Scheduled to take place between 15 and 30 August, the festival returns after its 2020 edition was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Two concerts are planned for each evening, one starting at 8pm and one at 10pm.
Programme:
Sunday 15 August
8pm: Opening of the festival and concert by the Cairo Opera Chamber Orchestra
10pm: Foud and Mounib perform, accompanied by the Cairo Opera Festival Orchestra conducted by George Kolta. The concert features singer Medhat Mamdouh
Monday 16 August
8pm: Talents Development Centre's Children Choir
10pm: Wust El-Balad band
Tuesday 17 August
8pm: Cairo Cafe band led by Ali Sharaf
10pm: Singer Ahmed Gamal and his orchestra
Wednesday 18 August
8pm: Yasser Soliman Ensemble for Music and Singing
10pm: Sheikh Yassin El-Tohamy
Thursday 19 August
8pm: Cairo Opera Orchestra and Cairo String Orchestra
10pm: Ali El-Haggar and the orchestra
Friday 20 August
8pm: Singer Nadia Mostafa and the orchestra
10pm: Singer Mohamed El-Helw accompanied by the orchestra conducted by Mohamed Abdel Sattar
Saturday 21 August
8pm: Singer Wael El-Fashni and orchestra
10pm: Lena Chamamyan and her band
Sunday 22 August
8pm: Hala Roshdi and her band
10pm: Concert by Tarek Arabi Tourgane and his sons
Monday 23 August
8pm: Hazem Shaheen and his band
10pm: Singer Carmen Soliman and her band
Tuesday 24 August
8pm: Singer Nada Sharara and orchestra conducted by Ihab Abdel Hamid
10pm: Singer Hani Shaker and orchestra conducted by Moustafa Helmy
Wednesday 25 August
8pm: Nouran Abutaleb and her band
10pm: Hisham Abbas and orchestra
Thursday 26 August
8pm: Speed of Hearts band
10pm: Mohamed Mohsen and his band
Friday 27 August
8pm: Mohsen Hassan and his ensemble
10pm: Jannat and her band
Saturday 28 August
8pm: Tabla player Said El-Artist and his band
10pm: Nesma Mahgoub and her band
Sunday 29 August
8pm: Boghdady Big Band - jazz concert
10pm: Dina El-Wedidi and her band
Monday 30 August
8pm: Marimba player Nesma Abdel Aziz and her ensemble
10pm: Singer Medhat Saleh and orchestra
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