Arab Music Institute

22 Ramsis St, Tel 02 2574 3373

Sun 22, 8pm: Singer Reem Kamal and her band perform 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 Jazz Club 610

CJC 610, Al Guezira Plaza, El Sheikh Zayed, 6 October

Wed 20, 8pm: A concert features three of the wildest talents in the scene: Rozzma, Lella Fadda, and Abyusif. 

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 14, 8pm: The National Arab Music ensemble performs classical Arab songs. 

Sat 16, 8pm: Alhan Al-Sharq troupe, led by Manal Afifi. 

Grand Egyptian Museum 

Cairo - Alexandria Desert Rd, Kafr Nassar, Al Haram, Giza Governorate 3513203, Tel 02 3531 7344 

Fri 15 and Sat 16, 8.30pm: For the first time in Egypt, a concert features the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the international Egyptian award-winning soloists Amira and Mariam Abou Zahra, led by the world- renowned conductor Stephen Bell. 

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 

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. 

Sat 16, 8pm: Join the monthly Open Mic Night! If you play music, write poetry, or a stand-up comedian sign up when you arrive for 7 minutes on Room stage. 

Tues 19, 8pm: Karaoke night. 

Thurs 21, 8pm: Spanish gypsy guitar night features Gypsy Rumba band. 

The Spot mall, infront of AUC Gate 4, New Cairo

Thurs 14 and Thurs 21, 9pm: Karaoke night. 

Sat 16, 8pm: A stand-up comedy show by Comedy Circle.  

Mon 18, 8pm: 404 Egyptian rock band  

Tues 19, 8pm: Crashendo band will play some of their original songs and other famous songs. 

Wed 20, 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 14, 8pm: The Egyptian Mawlawiya troupe, led by Sufi chanter Amer El-Tony, performs Sufi chants and dances.

Fri 15, 7pm: An evening of poetry and music features vernacular poet Fares Qatrya.   

Wisdom Hall

Fri 15, 8pm: A stand-up comedy show by Cairo Comedy Class. 

Sat 16, 8pm: A singing recital by Ali El-Helbawy performing folk and traditional songs. 

Theatro Arkan

Arkan Plaza, El-Sheikh Zayed, Giza, Egypt

Sat 16, 8pm: Winter folkloric concert features Tablet El Sitt all-female band. 

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.

Sun 17, 7pm: The Talents Development Centre concert.

Wed 20, 8pm: Alexandria Opera Strings Orchestra. 

Thurs 21, 8pm: Alexandria Opera Company for Arab music and singing.  

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999 

Conference Centre Main Hall

Sat 16, 7pm: Celebrating the centennial of the Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, BA Orchestra, conducted by maestro Nayer Nagui, together with BA Youth Orchestra and Choir, and BA Children Choir, will perform his famous arias and compositions. 

* A version of this article appears in print in the 14 November, 2024 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly