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Thursday, April 22, 2010

WEEKLY AGENDA MUSIC APR. 24 - APR. 30

Saturday, April 24, 2010
- “SPLIT” Exhibition opening, with a concert by Kareem Lotfy (Ambient/Electronica) at Darb1718, 9:30 PM
- Wust El Balad (Modern Egyptian Folk) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 10:30 PM
- Al-Ghouri Tannoura Dance Group at the Ghouri Caravansaray 8:30 PM

Sunday, April 25, 2010
- National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus with the Cairo Opera Orchestra present the ballet “La Bayadère” with music by Ludwig Minkus and choreography by Marius Petipa in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Riff Band (Vocal Jazz) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 10:30 PM
 - “White Lotus” with Georges Kazazian (Oud), Albin Brun (Switzerland/Accordion and Saxophone), Patricia Draeger (Switzerland/Accordion), Mohamed Safik (Clarinet) and Mohamed Said (Cello) at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:00 PM
- El Masreyeen Band led by Hani Shenouda (Egyptian music) at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:30 PM
- Peace Message with Samaa Ensemble, Indonesian Troupe and Coptic Choir at the Ghouri Palace, 8:00 PM
- El-Nil Troupe for folk instruments (Folk music and songs) at Beit Al-Suheimi 8:00 PM
- Bashir (Nubian music) at the After8 Club, 10:00 PM

Monday, April 26, 2010
- National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus with the Cairo Opera Orchestra present the ballet “La Bayadère” with music by Ludwig Minkus and choreography by Marius Petipa in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Asia (Sudanese music) at the Makan Centre, 9:00 PM
- Yorka Band (Andalusian and Algerian music) at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:30 PM
- Klaket Band (Rock music) at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:30 PM
- DJ Awadi Bros. (Funky) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 10:30
- Wust El Balad (Modern oriental and jazz fusion) at the After8 Club, 10:00 PM
- Al-Ghouri Tannoura Dance Group at the Ghouri Caravansaray 8:30 PM

Tuesday, April 27, 2010
- National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus with the Cairo Opera Orchestra present the ballet “La Bayadère” with music by Ludwig Minkus and choreography by Marius Petipa in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Michael Quinn and the Bourbon Kings (Americana/Roots music and Rock) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 10:30 PM
- City Band (Contemporary Egyptian music) at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:30 PM
- Nass Makan (Nubian music, Zikr and Sufi songs, Sudanese music and songs) at the Makan Centre 9:00 PM
- DJ Dina El Ghareeb at After8, 10:00 PM

Wednesday, April 28, 2010
- National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus with the Cairo Opera Orchestra present the ballet “La Bayadère” with music by Ludwig Minkus and choreography by Marius Petipa in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- 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
- Ali El Haggar (Aabic music) at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 9:00 PM
- DJ Selim (Boogie Night) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 10:30 PM
- DJ Doody at After8, 10:00 PM

Thursday, April 29, 2010
- The Lions of Cairo directed by John Baboukis (Western, Arab amd Byzantine music of the Medieval and Renaissance era) in the Oriental Hall of AUC Downtown Campus, 8:00 PM
- Hend Zaki in the Open Air Theatre of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Kareem Salama (USA/Country music) at the Geneina Theatre in Al Azhar Park, 8:00 PM
- Screwdriver (Rock’n’Roll) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 10:30 PM
- Sahra (Rai music) at the After8 Pub, 10:00 PM

Friday, April 30, 2010
- Yehya Khalil in the Small Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Religious Song Ensemble at the Gomhouria Theatre, 8:00 PM
- Salalem (Arabic music) at the After8 Pub, 10:00 PM
- DJ Ouzo (House) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 10:30 PM

1 comment:

  1. Also tonight, Friday April 30, authors Suad Amiry and Randa Abdel Fattah are in Al Kotob Khan.

    http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=107101582664384&ref=ts

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