Amir Bashtak Palace (Arab Singing House)
Al-Muaaz St, Tel 02 2787 9187
Thurs 16, 6.30pm: The Little Fingers Orchestra celebrates Spring.
Arab Music Institute
22 Ramsis St, Tel 02 2574 3373
Fri 17, 6.30pm: A concert of Umm Kolthoum songs.
Cairo Opera House
Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Tel 02 2737 0602/2736 0361, box office 02 2739 0132/0144
Main Hall
Thurs 16, Fri 17, 6.30pm and Mon 20 (11.30am and 6.30pm): The Cairo Opera Orchestra, conducted by maestro Mohamed Saad Basha, and the Cairo Opera Ballet Company perform Tchaikovsky’s The Swan Lake ballet.
Sat 18, 6.30pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra.
Sun 19, 6.30pm: The National Arab Music ensemble performs classical Arab songs.
Thurs 16, 6.30pm: A concert by musician Hisham Kharma.
Open-Air Theatre
Thurs 16, 6.30pm: Oshaq Alnagham (melody lovers) troupe, led by artist Mohamed Abdel-Sattar.
Small Hall
Fri 17, 6.30pm: Pianist Amr Selim and his band.
Thurs 23, 6.30pm: Piano Ensemble features Omnia Ezzeddin.
Al-Ghouri Dome
111 Al-Azhar St, Al-Ghouriya, Tel 02 2506 0227
Al-Tanoura whirling dervishes perform to live Sufi music
(Performances every Sat and Wed, 7pm).
Thurs 16, 6.30pm: Fawasel (intermissions) band features artist Ahmed El-Shamy.
Fri 17, 6.30pm: Nazra troupe foe religious chanting.
Sun 19, 6.30pm: Anghamna Alhelwa band, led by maestro Sherif Abbass.
Thurs 23, 6.30pm: The Egyptian Hadra troupe for religious chanting.
Al-Gumhouriya Theatre
12 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Tel 02 2390 7707
Thurs 16, 6.30pm: The National Arab Music ensemble performs classical Arab songs.
Fri 17, 6.30pm: The Talents Development Centre concert celebrates Sinai Liberation Day.
Thurs 30, 6.30pm: The Abdel-Halim Noweira Arab music ensemble in a repertoire of classical Arab songs.
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
Tues 21, 8pm: Karaoke Night.
Fri 24, 7pm: Interactive comedy show by Mohamed Ahmed.
The Spot mall, infront of AUC Gate 4, New Cairo
Thurs 16, 7- 8pm: The Final Jingle by GROOVAK.
Fri 17, 7pm: Ahmad Hani & Friends, an elite ensemble of four of Egypt’s finest musicians.
Sun 19, 6-8pm: Karaoke Night.
Mon 20, 7pm: Mariam Daba takes the stage for a live acoustic performance blending soft pop and heartfelt ballads in a stripped-down, emotional setting.
Tues 21, 7-8pm: Jazz fusion by Ahmed Rabie.
Wed 22, 6-8pm: Karaoke Night.
Thurs 23, 7pm: Amr Diab tribute Ft. Hadeer and Ghadeer.
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 16, 8pm: Interactive stand-up comedy show by Ahmed Khairy.
Fri 17, 7pm: Religious chanting by Mahmoud El-Tohamy.
Sat 18, 7pm: Piano recital by Nahla El-Bebawy.
Sun 19, 7pm: A singing recital by Rana Ezzat.
River Hall
Sat 18, 7pm: Cassette 90s
Wed 22, 7pm (standing): Party Monsters, the Weeknd Tribute band.
Thurs 23 and Fri 24, 7pm: An evening of poetry and music features vernacular poet Amr Hassan.
Word Hall
Thurs 23, 7pm: The Mvps, a stand-up comedy show.
Teatro Arkan
Arkan Plaza, El-Sheikh Zayed, Giza, Egypt
Thurs 23, 7.30pm: The all-female Egyptian band Tablet Elsitt revives the ancient traditional music of Egypt.
ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre)
Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106
Thurs 16, 6.30pm: The Arab Music Heritage ensemble in a repertoire of classical Arab songs.
Thurs 23, 6.30pm: Alexandria Opera Company for Arab Music and Singing.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999
Conference Centre Main Hall
Fri 17, 6.30pm: “Composers from 20th Century” concert by
BA Youth Orchestra, conducted by Shady Abdel-Salam and Amir Awad.
Sat 18, 6.30pm: “Mood of Oud” concert features oud player Michael Onsi.
* A version of this article appears in print in the 16 April, 2026 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly.
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