Arab Music Institute
22 Ramsis St, Tel 02 2574 3373
Thurs 30, 8pm: A singing recital by Sabrine El-Negely.
Fri 31, 8pm: A concert by El-Hefny Centre for talents with special abilities.
Sun 2 Feb, 8pm: The National Arab Music ensemble performs Abdel-Wahab songs.
Thurs 6, 8pm: El-Enshad El-Dini troupe performs religious 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
Thurs 30 and Fri 31, 8pm: The legendary Turkish dance show Fire of Anatolia, directed by Mustafa Erdoǧan.
Sat 2 Feb, 8pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra.
Mon 3, 8pm: CMA Orchestra (China).
Thurs 6, 8pm: Pianist Ramsey Yasser and the orchestra conducted by maestro Nader Abbassi.
Small Hall
Thurs 30, 8pm: Zay Alhawa (like air) band for modern music.
Fri 31, 8pm: Singing recital by Yasmine El-Harby.
Wed 5 Feb, 8pm: A musical (Austria).
Thurs 6, 8pm: Al-Nour Wa Alamal Orchestra.
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, 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.
Rawabet Art Space
5 Hussien Pasha El-Meaamar St. ext. of Mahmoud Bassiouny St,Maarouf, Qasr El Nil, Downtown
Sun 2 Feb, 7pm: A stand-up comedy and interactive show features
Salah El-Daly, Hayam Mohamed, Nader Sherif, Ezzat Essam,
Adham Yehia, and Mazen Magdy.
Mon 3, 7pm: Sha'bana’ Bahary is an interactive musical performance displaying the traditional arts of the Red Sea region. It blends singing with marine and Bedouin melodies, featuring local instruments like the simsemiya, marine rhythms, oud, qanun, and hand claps. 'Sha'bana' refers to the final musical performance in Sha'ban, preparing for Ramadan.
Room Art Space & Café
10 Etihad Al Mohamin, Garden City, Tel 01000 068 159
Sat 1 Feb, 8pm: Open mic.
Tues 4, 8pm: Karaoke night.
Thurs 6, 8pm: Mariam Aziz - Valentines concert.
The Spot mall, infront of AUC Gate 4, New Cairo
Thurs 30 and Thurs 6, 8pm: Karaoke night.
Sat 1 Feb, 8pm: 90'z interactive show.
Tues 4, 8pm: Kayan band is an Egyptian band, founded by the famous viloinst Azmy. It presents a kind of alternative oriental Egyptian music as well as English music, mixing the golden Arabic pop era and 90’s music with the oriental touch.
Wed 5 and Thurs 6, 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 30, 7pm: Percussion band Darboka features Amir Imam.
Fri 31, 8pm: Sufi chanting by Al-Hadra troupe.
Wed , 8pm:
Sat 1 Feb, 8pm: A concert by Broken Mold, a Billie Eilish tribute band.
Sun 2, 7.30pm : Dorgy band.
Tues 4, 8pm: El Haramlek band.
Wisdom Hall
Sat 1 Feb, 7pm: Singing recital by Mariam Aziz.
Thurs 6, 6pm and 8pm: El Sawy Culturewheel Puppet Theatre show revives the concerts of Umm Kolthoum performing two of her much-loved songs.
Theatro Arkan
Arkan Plaza, El-Sheikh Zayed, Giza, Egypt
Sat 1 Feb, 8pm: For the first time in Egypt, don’t miss the debut of the sensational comedian Saleh El-Nawawy.
ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre)
Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106
Thurs 30, 8pm: Bent Albalad band, led by Atef Shoukry.
Fri 31, 8pm: Alexandria Opera Strings Orchestra.
Sun 2 Feb, 8pm: The Talents Development Centre concert.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Port Said St, Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999
Small Hall
Thurs 30, 7pm: A concert features Mosad Ozil and the band.
Main Hall
Fri 31, 7pm: Commemorating Mozart’s birthday anniversary, the
BA Orchestra, conducted by maestro Shady Abdel-Salam, together with BA Youth Orchestra, BA Art School Orchestra, and BA Choir soloists will give a concert.
Thurs 30 January to Thurs 6 Feb, 12pm and 2.30pm: A special show about the life of legendary singer Umm Kolthoum reviewing her immortal artistic career and excerpts from her songs that she performed on the stage of Cairo University coinciding with the fiftieth anniversary of the passing of the diva or the so-called 'lady of Arabic singing'.
Sat 1 Feb, 7pm: Religious chanting by Abu Shaar Brothers troupe.
Thurs 6 Feb, 7pm: Folklorita band.
* A version of this article appears in print in the 30 January, 2025 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly
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