In these pages you will hopefully find interesting tips on how to take advantage of Cairo's many cultural opportunities, with particular attention to live events. Cairo Live Events Guide does not pretend to be exhaustive but will try to cover main events open to the public.

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Thursday, March 12, 2009

AGENDA MUSIC - Mar. 14 - Mar. 20

Saturday, March 14, 2009

- Cairo Symphony Orchestra directed by Nayer Nagui with Soloist Mona Rafla (Soprano), Gala El Hadidi (Mezzo-Soprano), Georges Wanis (Tenor) and Reda El Wakil (Bass) present Mozart’s Requiem in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM

- CAIRO JAZZ FESTIVAL - Day 3 with Boghdady Big Band featuring Yehia Khalil (Egypt) at 6:30 PM, Akram El-Sharkawi Band (Egypt) at 8:00 PM and Theodosii Spassov World Groove Band (Bulgaria) at 9:30 PM in the River Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek

- Wust El Balad at the Cairo Jazz Club 9:30 PM

- Münchner Percussion Ensemble (Germany) in the Small Hall of Cairo Opera House 8:00 PM

- Al-Ghouri Tannoura Dance Group at the Ghouri Caravansaray 8:30 PM


Sunday, March 15, 2009

- CAIRO JAZZ FESTIVAL - Day 4 with Eftekasat (Egypt) featuring Theodosii Spassov (Bulgaria) at 7:00 PM and Wust El Balad (Egypt) at 9:00 PM in the River Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek

- Theodosii Spassov World Groove Band (Bulgaria) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:30 PM

- Amer El Toni’s Al Mawlaweya Al Masreya troupe at the Prince Taz Palace, 7:00 PM

- National Arab Music Ensemble conducted by Selim Sahab in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM

- Nubian Drums Band and Orchestra at the Ghouri Palace, 8:00 PM

- Bashir at After8, 10:00 PM

- Khaled Dagher violin recital at the Gomhouria Theatre, 8:00 PM

- El-Nil Troupe for folk instruments (Folk music and songs) at Beit Al-Suheimi 8:00 PM


Monday, March 16, 2009

- Quartetto Euphoria (Italy) at the Gomhouria Theatre, 8:00 PM

- Wust El Balad at After8, 10:00 PM

- Bahr Ghazi (Oud) at Beit Al-Harrawi, 8:00 PM

- City Band in the Wisdom Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:00 PM


Tuesday, March 17, 2009

- Cairo Opera Orchestra, directed by Ivan Filev with soloist Mirette Hanna (piano) present works from Mussorgsky, Prokofiev and Gershwin in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM

- Lipman Harp Duo (Australia) recital in the Small Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM

- Nass Makan (Nubian music, Zikr and Sufi songs, Sudanese music and songs) at the Makan Centre 9:00 PM

- Rania Shaalan in the Wisdom Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre, 8:00 PM

- Ahmed El Touni (religious singing) in the River Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:30 PM


Wednesday, March 18, 2009

- Raquy’s Drumming Show III (Middle Eastern drumming and melodies on the Iranian Kemenche) in the Ewart Memorial Hall of AUC Downtown Campus 8:00 PM

- Omar Khayrat (piano) in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM

- Mazaher Ensemble (Music of the Delta) at the Makan Centre 9:00 PM

- CubanaSon at After8, 10:00 PM

- Al-Ghouri Tannoura Dance Group at the Ghouri Caravansaray 8:30 PM


Thursday, March 19, 2009

- Heritage Ensemble for Arab Music conducted by Farouk El Bably at the Gomhouria Theatre 8:00 PM

- Black Theama in the River Hall of El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:30 PM

- Sahra at After8, 10:00 PM

- Screwdriver at the Cairo Jazz Club, 10:30 PM

- The Arab Takht troupe led by Yasser Moawad (classical Arab music and songs) at the Gomhouria Theatre, 8:00 PM


Friday, March 20, 2009

- Cairo Opera String Quartet in the Small Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM

- Song Recital with Evleen Idrees and Ragaa El Din at the Open Air Theatre Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM

- Sayed Darwish Choir at the Gomhouria Theatre, 8:00 PM

- Salalem at After8, 10:00 PM

- Sohba and Sodfa Band at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:00 PM

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