Ramadan highlights
Arab Music Institute
22 Ramsis St, Tel 02 2574 3373
Fri 29, 9.30pm: The Arab Music Heritage ensemble performs classical Arab songs.
Abdel-Aziz Al-Sa'oud Street
Happy Dolphin, 70 Abdel-Aziz Al-Sa'oud St, Al-Manial, Cairo, 012 22424445/01098098671
Sudanese Art Festival
Thurs 28, 10.30pm: Sudanese singer Shamt Mohamed Nour, and Tablet Elsitt all female band in the same concert.
Fri 29, 10.30pm: A Sudanese singing concert by Mazen Hamed.
Sat 30, 10.30pm: Sudanese singer Mohamed Dafaa Allah.
Sun 31, 10.30pm: Nubian and Sudanese singing by Sayyed El-Samaan and Skory.
Tues 5 April, 10.30pm: Classical Sudanese songs by singers of the golden age such as Mustafa Sayyed Ahmed, Sayyed Khalifa, and Aisha Elfelatiah.
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 28, 9.30pm: Arab music concert by the Abdel-Halim Noweira Arab Music ensemble.
Sun 31, 9.30pm: Super star singer Medhat Saleh, accompanied by pianist Amr Selim and the musical group, conducted by maestro Ahmed Ammer.
Open-Air Theatre
Thurs 28, 9.30pm: Prominent religious chanter Sheikh Yassin El-Tohamy and his troupe.
Fri 29, 9.30pm: Marimba player Nesma Abdel-Aziz and her band.
Sat 30, 9.30pm: A Ramadan evening features Voice of the Capital Choir (The Faculty of Musical Education).
Small Hall
Thurs 28- Sun 31, 9.30pm: Ramadan evenings feature Arab and Islamic folk and traditional troupes organized by the Arab embassies in Egypt.
Mon 1 April, 9.30pm: Indonesia embassy concert.
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 28, 9pm: The Comedy Gate stand-up comedy show with line up Tawfeek Elminshawy, Omar Kent, Enjy Hash, Mohamed Hamdy, Mazen Fekry, and Fady Refaat.
Fri 29, 8pm: Open Mic night.
Sat 30, 9pm: Flamenca band performs Spanish and Oriental music.
Tues 2 April, 8pm: Karaoke night.
Thurs 4 April, 9pm: Red Sea Heritage Musical show.
Sat 6 April, 9pm: Sufi singing with Mostafa Mohalel.
The Spot mall, infront of AUC Gate 4, New Cairo
Thurs 28, 9pm: Karaoke night.
Sat 30, 9pm: A Ramadan showcase of comedy by Komedy Koshk.
Sun 31, 9pm: stand-up comedy show by Omar Kint, Ebbo and others.
Mon 1 April, 9pm: ARTicaria.
Wed 3 and Thurs 4, 9pm: Karaoke night.
El Sawy Culturewheel
End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448
Wisdom Hall
Thurs 28, 9pm: Elahbab troupe for religious chanting.
Fri 29, 9pm: Eshtry Menni (take my words for granted) stand-up comedy show.
Sat 30, 9.30pm: Stand up Jazzy - Monologe fekry and Black Theama band, directed by Amir Salah Eldin.
Tues 2 April, 9pm: Religious chanting by El-Sheikh Atef Hegab El-Hawa.
Wed 3, 9pm: Karem Zidan and his band.
ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre)
Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106
Fri 29, 9.30pm: A concert by Alexandria Opera Strings Orchestra.
* A version of this article appears in print in the 28 March, 2024 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly
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