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Thursday, September 18, 2008

AGENDA MUSIC September 20 - September 26

Another week full of events to enliven our evenings. Among the others, the first concert of the season for the Cairo Opera Orchestra, the Spanish musician specialized in ancient music Eduardo Paniagua, the Palestinian Jubran Trio, the Lebanese percussionist Roni Barrak and the very Egyptian Eftekasat Oriental Jazz band. And of course, the usual appointments with the whirling dervishes in the magnificient surroundings of the Ghouri Caravansaray. A wonderful fourth week of Ramadan to you all.

Saturday, September 20, 2008
- Eduardo Paniagua (Spain) at the El-Ghouri Palace 9:00 PM
- Al-Mahatta band (contemporary Egyptian songs) in the Wisdom Hall of El-Sawi Cultural Center 9:30 PM
- Al-Tanoura whirling dervishes at the Ghouri Caravansaray 9:00 PM
- Basheer, folklore music from Aswan at Beit Al-Harawi 9:00 PM

Sunday, September 21, 2008
- Cairo Opera Orchestra conducted by Nader Abbassi presents “Highlights from the Musicals” in the Main Hall of the Cairo Opera House 9:30 PM
- Eskendrella band accompanied by the Upper Egypt Choir in the Wisdom Hall of El-Sawi Cultural Center 10:00 PM
- Pop singer Nadia Mustafa at Beit El-Harawi 9:00 PM
- Al-Hadra Group with Sheikh Gouda at the Ghouri Palace 9:00 PM

Monday, September 22, 2008
- The Jubran Trio (Palestine) at the Geneina Theatre in Al-Azhar Park 9:00 PM
- Ashraf Mahrous (Oriental Jazz) in the Wisdom Hall of El-Sawi Cultural Center 10:00 PM
- Folkloric Group Luxor at the Cervantes Institute 20, Boulos Hana St. Dokki 9:00 PM
- Ghassane Al-Youssef (Oud) and Dina Abd El-Hameed at the Ghouri Caravansaray 9:00 PM
- Rehala Band, led by Hossam Shaker on qannun at the Amir Taz Palace 9:00 PM
- Al-Khalilaya Group at the Ghouri Palace 9:00 PM
- Abdou Dagher Arabic Violin Recital at the Manasterly Palace 9:00 PM
- Oriental Takht plays classical Arab songs in the River Hall of El-Sawi Cultural Center 10:00 PM

Tuesday, September 23, 2008
- Gala Concert Opera Singing at the Manasterly Palace 9:30 PM
- Religious Chants with Mahmoud Al-Tohami in the Open Air Theatre of the Cairo Opera House 9:30 PM
- Folkloric Group Tochka at the Cervantes Institute 20, Boulos Hana St. Dokki 9:00 PM
- Al-Semsemiya troupe from Port Said at the Ghouri Caravansaray 9:00 PM
- Sheikh El-Helbawi (Sufi Chants) at the Ghouri Palace 9:00 PM

Wednesday, September 24, 2008
- Al-Mawlaweya Al-Masreya El-Toni Troupe at the Ghouri Palace 9:00 PM
- Mazaher Ensemble (Music of the Delta) at the Makan Centre 9:00 PM
- Amir Taz Choir with singer Nadia Mostafa at the Amir Taz Palace 9:30 PM
- Al-Tanoura whirling dervishes at the Ghouri Caravansaray 9:00 PM

Thursday, September 25, 2008
- Abdel Halim Nowera Ensemble for Arab Music in the Main Hall of the Cairo Opera House 9:00 PM
- Roni Barrak (Lebanese percussionist) at the Geneina Theatre in al-Azhar Park 9:00 PM
- Hossam Saqr troupe for religious singing in the Open Air Theatre of the Cairo Opera House at 9:30 PM
- Baraka Band with Maryam Saleh at the Rawabet Performing Art Center 8:30 PM
- Eftekasat Sufi Jazz Tour at Beit Al-Harawi 9:00 PM

Friday, September 26, 2008
- Omar Khairat (piano) with the Cairo Opera Orchestra in the Main Hall of the Cairo Opera House 9:00 PM
- Basata Band in the Wisdom Hall El-Sawi Cultural Centre 10:00 PM

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