Arab Music Institute
22 Ramsis St, Tel 02 2574 3373
Fri 23, 8.30pm: The Talents Development Centre concert.
Sun 25, 8.30pm: Classical Arab music concert by the Arab Music Heritage Ensemble.
Mon 26, 8.30pm: El-Enshad El-Dini troupe performs religious chants.
Beit Al-Seheimi
Al-Muaaz St, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Gamalya District, Tel 02 2787 8865
Every Sunday, 8pm: The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments performs dances and songs from Upper Egypt on mizmar, tabla and other traditional musical instruments.
Every Friday, 8pm: “Alaragouz 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 22 and Fri 23, 8.30pm: The Cairo Opera Ballet Company and the Cairo Opera Orchestra, conducted by maestro Nayer Nagui, perform Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake ballet.
Sat 24, 8.30pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra, conducted by maestro Hisham Gabr, together with A Cappella Choir, performs works by Haydn, Borodin, and others. The concert features soprano Dalia Farouk, alto Jolie Faizy, bass Reda El-Wakil.
Fri 30, 8.30pm: The Talents Development Centre concert celebrates the 30 June Revolution memory.
Small Hall
Thurs 22 and Fri 23, 8.30pm: The Cairo Opera Company, accompanied by pianist Greig Martin, gives two concerts performing international classical operas such as The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute, Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Bizet’s Carmen, Buccini’s Tosca.
Sun 25, 8.30pm: Dominican violinist Aisha Syed Castro performs A. Vivaldi’s Four Seasons in a concert, conducted by maestro Ahmed Farag.
Al-Gumhouriya Theatre
12 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Tel 02 2390 7707
Thurs 22, 8.30pm: Umm Kolthoum songs.
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 and Wed, 7.30pm)
Makan
1 Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo, Tel 2792 0878
Every Tuesday, 8pm: Mawawil features vocalists Hend and Sara in a repertoire of traditional music of the Nile Delta, Al Jaafra music played by Arab Tribes from Aswan and Nass Makan band.
Every Wednesday, 8pm: Zar music and songs by Mazaher ensemble featuring Umm Sameh, Umm Hassan and Nour Al-Sabah.
Room Art Space & Café
10 Etihad Al Mohamin, Garden City, Tel 01000 068 159
Thurs 22, 9pm: Ahmad Ali El-Haggar is an Egyptian singer/songwriter, he grew up singing classical Egyptian songs, and currently performing music inspired by that tradition fused with Jazz and Neo-soul.
Fri 23, 9pm: A chilled night where singer Shahira Kamal will play her song list in a more acoustic sound with a new arrangement twist sharing the stage with Luca (percussions), Ahmed Kamar (keys), Rasta on bass.
Sat 24, 9pm: Oriental jazz night by Mina Erian.
Tues 27 and Tues 4 July, 9pm: Karaoke night.
The Spot mall, infront of AUC Gate 4, New Cairo
Thurs 22, 8pm: Karaoke night.
Sat 24, 9pm: Big Bang stand-up comedy night.
Mon 26, 9pm: Ritmo band features a group of 6 girls obsessed with their own unique taste of music.
Wed 28 and Thurs 29, Wed 5 July, 9pm: Karaoke night.
Sat 1 July, 9pm: Giggle Terminal comedy night Vol.6.
El Sawy Culturewheel
End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448
River Hall
Thurs 22, 8pm: State of Harmony band.
Fri 23, 4.30 and 8.30pm: Stand-up comedy show by Ali Qandil.
Sat 24, 8pm: Sufi chanting and dancing by El Mawlawia El Masria troupe, led by Sufi chanter Amer El-Tony.
Thurs 29, 8pm: Black Theama band.
Sat 1 July, 8pm: Jordanian super star Aziz Maraka.
Wed 5 July, 8pm: Leil band.
Wisdom Hall
Thurs 22, 8pm: Noha Fekry in a jazz concert.
Sat 24, 8pm: Piano recital by Ihab Ezzeddin.
Thurs 29, 6.30 and 8.30pm: El Sawy Culturewheel Puppet Theatre show revives the concerts of Umm Kolthoum performing two of her much-loved songs: Alf Laila wa Laila (Thousand Nights and One Night) and Aghadan Alqaq (will I meet you tomorrow).
Mon 3 July, 8pm: Singing recital by Luay Hijazeen.
ZED East
5th Settlement, New Cairo
Fri 23, 9pm: Wegz live.
ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre)
Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106
Thurs 22, 8.30pm: Alexandria Opera Company for Arab music and singing.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Port Said St, Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999
Small Hall
Thurs 22, 8pm: A concert of musical creations with Wafik Adly.
Sat 24, 8pm: BA Strings Orchestra concert features Rowies Aziz (Guitar), Safaa Abdel-Rahman (Flute), and conducted by Mohamed Saad Pasha.
* A version of this article appears in print in the 22 June, 2023 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly
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