Arab Music Institute
22 Ramsis St, Tel 02 2574 3373
Thurs 24 and Thurs 1 May, 8pm: The Talents Development Centre concert.
Amir Bashtak Palace
Al-Muaaz St, Tel 02 2787 9187
Fri 25, 8pm: Al-Khan troupe, led by artist Fady El-Maghraby.
Sat 26, 8pm: Shwayet Fan (a little bit of art) band, led by Joe.
Sun 27, 8pm: Nay band features Hesham Lotfy and Shaimaa Mohamed.
Arab Oud House (Beit Al-Harrawi)
Mohamed Abdu St, behind Al-Azhar Mosque, Tel 02 2510 4174
Every Sunday, 8pm (Free entry): The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, founded by artist Zakariya El-Hagawy, performs dances and songs from Upper Egypt on mizmar, tabla and other traditional musical instruments.
Every Friday, 8pm (Free entry): “Alaragouz wa Khayal Al-Zel” (The Karakouz and The Shadow Puppet), a free public performance by clowns in Al-Muaaz Street, presented by Wamda and directed by Nabil Bahgat.
Beit Al-Seheimi
Al-Muaaz St, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Gamalya District, Tel 02 2787 8865
Thurs 24, 7pm: To mark the anniversary of the death of vernacular poet Salah Jahin and composer and singer Sayyed Mekkawi, Wamda company will perform shadow puppet theatre and karakouz show.
Cairo Opera House
Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Tel 02 2737 0602/2736 0361, box office 02 2739 0132/0144
Main Hall
Thurs 24, 8pm: The Arab Music Heritage ensemble in a repertoire of classical Arab songs.
Sat 26, 8pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra, conducted by maestro Ahmed El-Saedi and featuring Victoria Kapralova (violincello) performs masterpieces of the 20th century.
Small Hall
Thurs 1 May, 8.30pm: Cello and piano recital.
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, 7.30pm).
Fri 25, 6pm: Al-Hadra troupe for religious chanting.
Al-Gumhouriya Theatre
12 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Tel 02 2390 7707
Thurs 24, 8pm: El-Enshad El-Dini troupe performs religious chants.
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
Thurs 24, 8pm: Open mic.
Tues 29, 8-9pm: Karaoke night.
The Spot mall, infront of AUC Gate 4, New Cairo
Thurs 24 and Wed 30, 8-10pm: Karaoke night.
El Sawy Culturewheel
End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448
Wisdom Hall
Fri 25, 7.30pm (standing): Singing recital by Wael Nasr.
River Hall
Sat 19, 8pm: Oud and singing recital by Ziad Sahab.
Mon 21, 8pm: Radio band.
Tues 22, 8pm (standing): A rock night by Figure 09 band.
Religious chanting by
Thurs 24, 8pm: A concert of percussions by Darboka group, led by Amir Emam.
Fri 25, 7pm: Al-Hadra troupe for religious chanting.
Sat 26, 8pm: Da Capo choir concert.
Tahrir Cultural Centre (TCC)
AUC’s Tahrir Campus, Al-Sheikh Rihan St, off Tahrir Square, Tel 02 2615 2694/01280009077
Ewart Memorial Hall
Wed 30, 7-9pm: “Colourful Korea in Cairo 2025- a Cultural and Arts Exchange Symposium and Cultural Performance”. Korea and Egypt have shared a deep friendship through various cooperation and cultural exchanges over the past 30 years, and that friendship has now expanded beyond time into a “dialogue of five thousand years of civilization.”
Seangdonggam show design group will present ICT convergence content based on traditional performance materials. Dance performances by Queen, fusion Korean traditional music group, and Al-Tanoura whirling dervishes from Egypt.
Teatro Arkan
Arkan Plaza, El-Sheikh Zayed, Giza, Egypt
Thurs 24, 8pm: Oud recital by Saad El-Oud.
ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre)
Fouad St, Mahatat Al-Raml, Alexandria, Tel 03/486 5106
Thurs 24, 8pm: Alexandria Opera for Arab Music and Singing in a repertoire of classical Arab songs.
Fri 25, 8pm: Alexandria Opera Strings Orchestra concert.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999
Conference Centre Main Hall
Thurs 24, 7pm: Tablet El-Sit all-female band will perform the most famous folk songs.
Sat 26, 7pm: Recital and chamber music concert features BA Orchestra and BA Youth Orchestra, artistically supervised by Shady Abdel-Sallam.
Conference Centre Main Hall
Sat 26, 7pm: Stand-up comedy show by the Comedy Club.
* A version of this article appears in print in the 24 April, 2025 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly
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