Cairo Opera House Summer Festival 2024
Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Tel 02 2737 0602/2736 0361, box office 02 2739 0132/0144
Open-Air Theatre
Thurs 18, 8.30pm: The Talents Development Centre concert, the drums class, trained and led by Alfred Barakat.
Fri 19, 8.30pm: Alexandria Opera Strings Orchestra gives a concert with musician Hany Shenouda.  

Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre)
Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106
Thurs 18, 8.30pm: A concert by opera superstar singer Riham Abdel-Hakim, accompanied by the Arab music company.  

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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 11, 7.30pm: Serbian Cultural Days in Egypt present Kolo national ensemble of folk dances and songs of Serbia, joined on stage by Reda Folk Dance 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).

Heliopolis Library
42 Al-Oroba St, off Beirut St, Misr Al-Gedida, Tel 011 42464426
Thurs 11, 7.30pm: The Classic Crossover Vocal Ensemble performs excerpts of classic songs from the most famous international operas, as well as songs from Disney, and Western musical theatre. Some Arabic songs composed by the Rahbani brothers will be sung by singer Rasha Makram, accompanied by pianist Noha Darwish. The band includes a number of wonderful voices such as: Soprano Tania Iskander, baritone Emad Roshdy,
tenor Mahmoud Azmy, Western musical theater singer Christine Sherif, and a Brazilian soprano.

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.

Rawabet Art Space
5 Hussien El-Meaamar St. ext. of Mahmoud Bassiouny St, from Talaat Harb Square, Downtown
Fri 12, 8pm: Shiva's Desert Symphony is a heavy metal music concert in the heart of Cairo, featuring performances by the bands Scarb, Gorinov, and Amenta.
Sat 13, 8pm: Stand-up comedy show by The Comedy Bunch.
This is the first live recording of Koala Sandwich Podcast in Cairo. Join Jimmy and Farouk in a night of improvised comedy and music. After 170+ episodes, these stand-up comedy professionals are bringing their podcast to the stage, with special guests, stand-up comedian.

Room Art Space & Café 10 Etihad Al Mohamin, Garden City, Tel 01000 068 159
Thurs 11, 8pm: Heros band.
Sat 13, 8pm: Blue Iris is back with more bangers from your favourite genres and artists, from Laufey to Radiohead to Amy Winehouse. Except this time, they're going all out, collaborating with more incredible musicians at the top of their game in their instruments.
Tues 16, 9pm: Karaoke night.
Thurs 18, 8pm: With the release of Lone Friend's first album, Timeless Pine, Love, he is excited to play it live, and share these intimate batch of songs along with other songs that inspired the album. These songs tell the tale of celestial love, of bliss and pain, of forgiveness and forgetfulness. An inevitable path, all-encompassing and all-forgiving.
The Spot mall, infront of AUC Gate 4, New Cairo
Thurs 11and Thurs 18, 9pm: Karaoke night.
Sat 13, 9pm: Stand-up comedy night by EntertainTrain.  
Mon 15, 9pm: Casino badi3a concert is a new Oriental branch where we take you through a time machine to sing and dance in  early folkloric Egyptian 20s. Musicians: Michael Emad (Oud), AKA (Oriental flute), Moody ( Nay ), Kenesh, Abdel-Rahman Abo Hadima, Ahmed Mosaad (Percussion), with singers: Mariam Salem and Rehab Khattab.
Tues 16, 9pm: An electrifying evening of Rai music with Rai-Na band.   
Wed 17, 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
River Hall
Thurs 11, 8pm: Al-Mawlawiya Al-Masriya (The Egyptian Mawlawiya) troupe, led by Sufi chanter Amer El-Tony, performs Sufi chants and dances.
Fri 12, 8pm: Hekaytna (our story) choir, conducted by maestro Yasser Mustafa.   
Sat 13, 7pm: Brooklyn Babies concert.
Wisdom Hall
Thurs 11, 6.30 and 8.30pm: El Sawy Culturewheel Puppet Theatre show revives the concerts of Umm Kolthoum performing two of her much-loved songs The Days have Passed and Far from You.
Sat 13, 8pm: Singing recital by Reem Ezz Eldin.
Word Hall
Thurs 11, 8pm: Stand-up comedy show by Konafa CN.  
The Nile University
El-Sheikh Zayed branch
Thurs 18, 8pm: Massar Egbari band.

ALEXANDRIA

Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999
Small Hall
Fri 12, 8pm: A concert of classical Arab songs by Life Melody band, conducted by maestro Mahmoud Abou-Zeid.
Main Hall
Sat 13, 8pm: A concert features Kato Hafez Project and Malaz band.

* A version of this article appears in print in the 11 July, 2024 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly