The 16th annual Cairo International Jazz Festival
(31 October - 8 November)
Tahrir Cultural Centre (TCC)
AUC’s Tahrir Campus, Al-Sheikh Rihan St, off Tahrir Square, Tel 02 2615 2694/01280009077
Ewart Memorial Hall
Thurs 7, 8pm: OUTHENTIC band (Bulgaria). (9:30pm) Accordionist Hany Shenouda and El Massrieen band (Egypt).
Fri 8, 8pm: Lorenzo De Finti Quartet (Switzerland). (9:30pm) Massar Egbari band.
Fountain Stage
Fri 8, 1pm: Jazzinino - Bandmakers showcase. (6:30pm) El Nafikha brass band (Egypt).
Arab Music Institute
22 Ramsis St, Tel 02 2574 3373
Fri 8, 8pm: The Talents Development Centre concert.
Sun 10, 8pm: The Arab Music Heritage ensemble in a repertoire of classical Arab songs.
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
Sat 9, 8pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra.
Open-Air Theatre
Thurs 7, 8pm: Oshaq Al Nagham (melody lovers) band.
Fri 8, 8pm: Glass Onion band.
Sun 10, 7pm: Salsa show by a Colombian troupe.
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).
Al-Gumhouriya Theatre
12 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Tel 02 2390 7707
Thurs 7, Fri 8, Sat 9, 8pm: Forsan Al-Sharq Lil Torath (Knights of the Orient for Heritage) dance troupe presents Alharafesh performance.
Thurs 14, 8pm: The National Arab Music ensemble performs classical Arab songs.
Makan
1 Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo, Tel 2792 0878
Every Tuesday, 8-10pm: 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, 8-10pm: 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
Fri 8, 8pm: Paranoid Eyes is an Egyptian progressive rock band with a great passion for covering the tunes of Pink Floyd and the solo projects released by the legendary David Gilmour and Roger Waters.
Sat 9, 8pm: ROKN in a night full of electrifying rock music performing its original tracks and some brand-new songs.
Tues 12, 9pm: Karaoke night.
Thurs 14, 8pm: Palestinian artist Hossam Ghaleb's Project consists of playing the bass guitar in an unconventional way where he uses the base as a melodic main instrument, which is quite unusual to the nature of the instrument itself. In his new project, he will introduce new songs and musical compositions, which he created throughout the last four years.
The Spot mall, infront of AUC Gate 4, New Cairo
Thurs 7 and Thurs 14, 9pm: Karaoke night.
Sat 9, 8pm: A stand-up comedy show by Comedy Stuff.
Mon 11, 9pm: Open-Mic concert.
Tues 12, 8pm: Disney Tribute Night 2.0.
Wed 13, 8pm: Karaoke night.
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 7, 8pm: Tablet El Sitt band.
Fri 8, 8pm: Kayan band.
Tues 12, 8pm: A singing recital by Somaya Darwesh.
Thurs 14, 8pm: The Egyptian Mawlawiya troupe, led by Sufi chanter Amer El-Tony, performs Sufi chants and dances.
Wisdom Hall
Thurs 7, 6pm and 8pm: El Sawy Culturewheel Puppet Theatre show revives the concerts of Umm Kolthoum performing two of her much-loved songs.
Fri 8, 8pm: Religious chanting by Abo Shaar Brothers.
Sat 9, 8pm: A stand-up comedy show by Comedy Gang.
Theatro Arkan
Arkan Plaza, El-Sheikh Zayed, Giza, Egypt
Thurs 7, 8pm: Oud recital by Saad El-Oud.
Fri 8, 8pm: "Made in Egypt" stand-up comedy show by Ahmed Khairy.
ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre)
Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106
Thurs 14 and Fri 15, 8pm: One Thousand and One Nights ballet performed by the Cairo Opera Orchestra, conducted by maestro Nader Abbassi, music by Fikret Amirov, choreography by Naila Nazirova and directed by Erminia Kamel.
Goethe Institute
Cultural garage, 6 Dr. Ibrahim Abdel-Sayed St, Alexandria
Fri 8, 8pm: “Shadows and Distorted Waters: Echoes of Lost Information” concert features Egyptian musician Amr Zidan and German musician Daniel Dominguez Teruel, during a one-week residency, the artists explore the effects of climate change and sound, such as sea level rise, on cities like Alexandria and Bremen (Germany). Through experimental sonic practices, they delve into deep listening, and reflect on loss, community, cultural heritage, and potential futures. This event is part of Alexandria Heritage Days.
* A version of this article appears in print in the 7 November, 2024 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly
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