AGENDA MUSIC Nov. 1 - Nov. 7

This is a very busy week with the 17th ARAB MUSIC FESTIVAL at the Opera House and the opening on the 5th of the JAZZ FACTORY, the first Jazz music festival to be held in Cairo.
The latter, which continues until November 15th, brings to the city a series of internationally acclaimed performers from several European countries (see full program here). I personally believe that, given also the beauty of several of the concert locations, attending one of these concert is a wonderful way to spend one of these last warm evenings of the year.
Enjoy!

Saturday, November 1, 2008
- Trygve Seim, Frode Haltli & Tora Augestad (Norway) playing with the Qithara Ensemble at the Geneina Theatre in the Al-Azhar Park 8:30 PM
- “17th ARAB MUSIC FESTIVAL” Inaguration with the piece Sout Al-Rabie, with Mohammad Sarwat and Karima Sqelli in the Main Hall of the Cairo Opera House 8:00 PM
- Al-Ghouri Tannoura Dance Group at the Ghouri Caravansaray 8:30 PM
- Beshir (Modern Egyptian Folk) at the Cairo Jazz Club 9:30 PM
- Sohba Group ( Egyptian Songs) at the El-Sawi Cultural Centre 8:00 PM

Sunday, November 2, 2008
- Trygve Seim, Frode Haltli & Tora Augestad (Norway) play modernized traditional Norwegian music and songs at El-Sawi Cultural Centre 8:00 PM
- “17th ARAB MUSIC FESTIVAL” Riham Abdel-Hakim (Egypt) in the Main Hall of the Cairo Opera House 8:00 PM
- Rashad Fahim Quartet (Jazz) at the Cairo Jazz Club 9:30 PM
- Fathy Salama and Alfred Gamil at the El-Sawi Cultural Centre 8:00 PM
- El-Nil Troupe for folk instruments (Folk music and songs) at Beit Al-Suheimi 8:00 PM

Monday, November 3, 2008
- “17th ARAB MUSIC FESTIVAL” Al-Farebi Troupe (Palestine), Mohamad Agha (Syria) and Ghada Ragab (Egypt) in the Main Hall of the Cairo Opera House 8:00 PM

Tuesday, November 4, 2008
- “17h ARAB MUSIC FESTIVAL” Omar Khairat and his group Combo in the Main Hall of the Cairo Opera House 8:00 PM
- Nass Makan at the Makan Centre 9:00 PM
- Screwdriver (Rock’n’roll music) at the Cairo Jazz Club 10:30 PM

Wednesday, November 5, 2008
- “JAZZ FACTORY” Wolfgang Haffner Band (Germany), Nardy Castellini (Spain), Nils Peter Molvaer (Norway), Fathy Salama and Sharkiat Band with Trygve Seim and Frode Haltli (Egypt/Norway) at the Manial Palace 1, Al-Saraya St. 7:00 PM or 9:00 PM. See post
- The Bibliotheca Alexandrina Choir and Children Choir with Haig Avakian (Pianist and Chorus Master) present works from Verdi, Bizet, Vivaldi, Mozart and J. Strauss in the Ewart Memorial Hall of the American University in Cairo
- Mazaher Ensemble (Music of the Delta) at the Makan Centre 9:00 PM
- Al-Ghouri Tannoura Dance Group at the Ghouri Caravansaray 8:30 PM

Thursday, November 6, 2008
- “JAZZ FACTORY” Carlo Actis Dato Group (Italy), Trygve Seim & Frode Haltli (Norway), Nils Peter Mollvaer (Norway) at the Geneina Theatre in the Al-Azhar Park 7:00 PM
- Yehia Khalil (Oriental Jazz) at the Cairo Jazz Club 10:30 PM
- “JAZZ FACTORY” Kalman Olah Trio (Hungary), Akram Sharkawy Group (Egypt), Stepan Markovic Quintet (Czech Republic) and Jon Balke Trio (Norway) at the Manasterly Palace 7:00 PM

Friday, November 7, 2008
- Salvatore Raiola Group (Italian Folk Music) In the Open Air Theatre of the Cairo Opera House 8:00 PM
- "JAZZ FACTORY" Stepan Markovic Quintet(Czech Republic), Ahmad El-Sawi "Zad" (Egypt), Nardy Castellini Quintet (Spain) at the Geneina Theatre in the Al-Azhar Park 7:00 PM
- “JAZZ FACTORY” Carlo Actis Dato Group (Italy) & Nass Makan Jam Session at Makan 11:00 PM
- "JAZZ FACTORY" Siwan with Jon Balke (Norway) at the Arabic Music institute 8:00 PM
- 9th SOS MUSIC FESTIVAL with Wust El-Balad, Nagham Masry, Eftekasat, Sahra, Black Bulletz, Wyvern, Ghetto Pharoz, Kravin, El Dor El Awal, The Percussion Show in the Chinese Garden (Cairo International Conference Centre) starting from 4:00 PM