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.

This is a private, independent, nonprofit endeavour. This blog was started in August 2008 by Cairowanderer who has been running it solo up to May 2011. Since then Cairene Beat contributes as well to the blog. If you have any comment, tip, or information you think might be relevant for the blog, please write to cairowanderer@gmail.com or cairenebeat@gmail.com.

Read about Cairo Live Events Guide on The Daily News Egypt

Thursday, June 3, 2010

WEEKLY AGENDA MUSIC June 5 - June 11

Saturday, June 5, 2010
- Cairo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andreas Spörri with soloist Yasser El Serafi (Violin) presents music from Beethoven, Spörri and Mozart in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Autostrad (Jordan/Funk Fusion) at the After8, 10:00 PM
- Bashir (Modern Egyptian Folk) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 10:30 PM
- Al-Ghouri Tannoura Dance Group at the Ghouri Caravansaray 8:30 PM

Sunday, June 6, 2010
- Piano recital by Ruya Taner and Hande Dalkilic (Turkey) with music by Chopin, Liszt and Grieg in the Small Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Wust El Balad (Contemporary Egyptian music) at El Sawi Cultural Center in Zamalek, 9:00 PM
- Groovy Aspirin (Funk Jazz) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 10:30 PM
- Bashir (Nubian music) at After8, 10:00 PM
- The Nubian Drums led by Intesar Abdel Fattah at the Ghouri Palace, 8:00 PM
- El-Nil Troupe for folk instruments (Folk music and songs) at Beit Al-Suheimi 8:00 PM
- National Arab Music Ensemble at the Gomhouria Theatre, 8:00 PM

Monday, June 7, 2010
- Marijana Sipka (Violin/Bosnia), Mohamed Hamdy (Clarinet) and Hee Jung Ahn (Piano) recital in the Small Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Like Jelly (Acoustic Rock) at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:30 PM
- Stand Band and Arab Worries (Rap & Hip Hop) at El Sawi Cultural Center in Zamalek, 9:00 PM
- Wust El Balad (Oriental Jazz) at After8, 10:00 PM
- DJ Omar Sherif (House) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 10:30
- Al-Ghouri Tannoura Dance Group at the Ghouri Caravansaray 8:30 PM

Tuesday,  June 8, 2010
- Cairo Opera Company and Cairo Opera Ballet Company with the Cairo Opera Orchestra conducted by Nayer Nagui present Giuseppe Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’amore” in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Aga-Shio (Japan) with special guest Mahmoud Kamal (Nai) present an evening of Unprecedented Music Crossovers in the Small hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Michelle Rounds and Groovy Aspirin (Rock & Blues, Jazz and Reggae) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 10:30 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,  June 9, 2010
- Cairo Opera Company and Cairo Opera Ballet Company with the Cairo Opera Orchestra conducted by Nayer Nagui present Giuseppe Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’amore” in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Azza Balbaa (Arabic music) at El Sawi Cultural Center in Zamalek, 9:00 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
- DJ Amr Hosny (Boogie Night) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 10:30 PM

Thursday,  June 10, 2010
- Cairo Opera Company and Cairo Opera Ballet Company with the Cairo Opera Orchestra conducted by Nayer Nagui present Giuseppe Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’amore” in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Kolthomiat  with the National Arab Music Ensemble conducted by Salah Gobashi in the Small Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Autostrad, Salalem and Ressala at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:00 PM
- Nass Makan (Egyptian music) at the Geneina Theatre in Al Azhar Park, 9:00 PM
- La Banda del Pepo (Spain/Flamenco-Mediterranean) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 10:30 PM
- Sahra Band (Rai music) at After8, 10:00 PM
- Heritage Ensemble for Arab Music at the Gomhouria Theatre, 8:00 PM

Friday, June 11, 2010
- Khaled Nouh (Arabic music) at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:30 PM
- Nomads Intercontinental (Jazz) at El Sawi Cultural Center in Zamalek, 7:00 PM
- Salalem (Arabic music) at After8, 10:00 PM
- Zaebo and Robert Fischer (Germany/Electronica) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 10:30 PM

No comments:

Post a Comment