AGENDA MUSIC May 2 - May 8

Saturday, May 2, 2009

- Cairo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marcello Mottadelli, with soloist Yasser El Serafi (violin) present music from Rossini, Tchaikovsky and Ives in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM

- Mahmoud Gamal El-Din harpsichord recital with music by Couperin, Forquerary, Bach and Ohana in the Small Hall of Cairo Opera House, 9:00 PM

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

- El Ahlam Ensemble at the Gomhouria Theatre, 9:00 PM

- Wust El Balad (contemporary Egyptian songs) at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 9:00 PM

- Oriental Takht (Old Egyptian melodies) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:30 PM

Sunday, May 3, 2009

- Abdel Halim Nowera Ensemble for Arab music (classical Arab songs) conducted by Salah Gobashi at the Gomhouria Theatre, 9:00 PM

- Fading Dreams (rock) at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 9:00 PM

- Yorka Band (Andalusian music) at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:30 PM

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

Monday, May 4, 2009

- Nibal Mounib piano recital at the Gomhouria Theatre, 9:00 PM

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

- Egyptian Brass Quintet in the Small Hall of the Cairo Opera House, 9:00 PM

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

- CairoKee (Arabic rap rock) at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 9:00 PM

- Yazan Al Rousan & Autostrad (Jordan/rock) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 10:30 PM

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

- Amani Soliman, Nehal Samy, Mohamed Abd-El-Rehman and Emad Atef flute recital with music by Vivaldi, Telemann, Cimarosa and Doppler in the Small Hall of the Cairo Opera House, 9:00 PM

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

- Adam Clark Miller (USA/vocal Jazz) at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:30 PM

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

Thursday, May 7, 2009

- 100LIVE Electronic Music Festival with performances by Adham Hafez, Omar Raafat, Pole and Maurice Louca at the Rawabet Theatre, 8:00 PM

- National Arab Music Ensemble conducted by Selim Sahab (Classical Arab music and songs) at the Gomhouria Theatre, 9:00 PM

- Yehia Khalil (Oriental jazz) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 10:30 PM

- Yazan Al-Rousan and Autostrad (Jordan) at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:00 PM

Friday, May 8, 2009

- 100LIVE Electronic Music Festival with performances by Magdi Mostafa, Hala abu Shady & Hend el Kolali, Telepoetic, Iqbit and Bikya at the Rawabet Theatre, 8:00 PM

- SOS Music Festival Vol.10 with Souad Massi (Algeria), El Dor El Awal and Speed Caravan (France) among others at El Gezira Youth Center (Markaz Shahab El Gezira) starting at 12:00 PM (for instructions on how to get tickets please follow this link)

- Omar Khairat piano recital in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 9:00 PM

- Blueperro (Spain/Blues-Jazz-Funk) at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:30 PM

YAZAN AL-ROUSAN at the Genaina Theatre

The Jordanian artist Yazan Al-Rousan and his group Autostrad, fresh from the release of their second album "Yazan", are currently touring Egypt and will play tomorrow, Friday May 1 at 8:00 at the Genaina Theatre in Al-Azhar park.
The music of Yazan and his group borrows from rock and reggae but keeps a distinctively Arabic flavour. You can hear some of their music by clicking here.
Those who miss Friday's concert can still catch up next Tuesday at the Cairo Jazz Club or Thursday at El Sawi (see forthcoming AGENDA MUSIC for details)

The power of music

Read in this article the review of the return to the concert hall of the former enfant prodige Nick Van Bloss many years after the Tourette Syndrome forced him to quit the scenes.
An amazing and touching story indeed.

CLASSES OF ITALIAN CUISINE AT AUC

Another evening of culinary entertainment organized by the Italian Student Association at AUC. Tonight, Wednesday, April 29, Vincenzo Mattei will show you how to prepare Seabass Fillet with Crisp Potatoes.

As usual, the "class" will take place in the Golden Room of the Greek Campus in Tahrir Square, and, to reply to a question by a reader, yes, the classes are in English ... with a very sweet Italian accent in it, of course.
Free entry.

Guillame de Monfreid drawings at the Mashrabia Gallery

Guillaume de Monfreid, painter, drawer is the grandson of the famous French writer Henry de Monfreid. Architect by profession, he is based in Paris, France.

For more than 30 years he has traveled around the world and drawn what his eyes have witnessed in the countries he visited.

Guillaume has published several books and been invited to numerous exhibitions in France and abroad.

He will exhibit for the first time in Egypt 38 of his drawings at Mashrabia gallery.

"Mers et voyages, regards sur l'usage du monde"

Carnets de croquis

at

Mashrabia Gallery

8, Champollion St. - Downtown Cairo

Tel. 25784494 - Mob. 010 1704554

Daily except Fridays: 11 am - 8 pm

EGYPTIAN MODERN DANCE FESTIVAL - Preview

The Egyptian Modern Dance Festival 2009, organized by the Cairo Opera House, will take place from June 6 to June 30. It is still very early for the programme but I thought you might be interested in putting down the dates a bit in advance.
For those of you not familiar with the development of this dance form in Egypt, I send a link to a very interesting article from Egypt Today.

AGENDA MUSIC APR. 25 - MAY 1

Saturday, April 25, 2009

- National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus with Cairo Opera Orchestra conducted by Nikolai Kolyadko will present the ballet “SPARTACUS”, with music by A. Khatchaturian in the Main Hall of the Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM

- Cairokee (Modern Arabic rock) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:30 PM

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

- Yesterday Lied & Idlemind (Rock) at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:30 PM

- Sohba & City Band at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:00 PM

Sunday, April 26, 2009

- National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus with Cairo Opera Orchestra conducted by Nikolai Kolyadko will present the ballet “SPARTACUS”, with music by A. Khatchaturian in the Main Hall of the Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM

- Joana Amendoeira (fado singer), accompanied by Paulo Paz (double bass), Ricardo Costa (Portuguese guitar) and Pedro Pinhal (classical guitar) in the Golden Hall of Prince Mohamed Ali palace in Manial, 8:00 PM

- Abdel Halim Nowera Ensemble for Arab Music at the Arab Institute, 8:00 PM

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

- Sahra Band (Rai music) at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:00 PM

- “Mediterranean Urban Cultures Gathering” featuring Hip Hop groups from Egypt and Spain at El Genaina Theatre in Al-Azhar park, 8:00 PM

Monday, April 27, 2009

- National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus with Cairo Opera Orchestra conducted by Nikolai Kolyadko will present the ballet “SPARTACUS”, with music by A. Khatchaturian in the Main Hall of the Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM

- Nathan Fisher (USA/classical guitar) in the Oriental Hall of AUC Downtown Campus Tharir Square, 8:00 PM

- Wust El Balad at After8, 10:00 PM

- The 19^th Band (70’s rock) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 9:30 PM

- Oud performance by students of Naseer Shamma’s Beit El Oud at Beit al Harrawi, 8:00 PM

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

- National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus with Cairo Opera Orchestra conducted by Nikolai Kolyadko will present the ballet “SPARTACUS”, with music by A. Khatchaturian in the Main Hall of the 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

- Neveen Allouba Recital in the Sharjah Art Gallery of AUC New Cairo Campus, 5:00 PM

- Sahra (Rai music) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 10:30 PM

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

- “Oriental Evening” with Laila Baghat and Abdel Halim Mostafa in the Sharjah Art Gallery of AUC New Cairo Campus, 4:00 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

- George Kazazian (oud) at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:30 PM

- Hekayat Band (Egyptian music) at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:00 PM

Thursday, April 30, 2009

- “Alexandrina Contemporary Music Biennale 2009” presents the Tongyeong International Music Festival Ensemble (Korea) at the Gomhouria Theatre 8:00 PM

- Iman Moustafa (voice) and Emad Hamdy (guitar) recital in the Small Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM

- Portal at the Boss Bar, 17, Road 257, New Maadi, 9:00 PM

- “The Percussion Show”, featuring percussionists from Wust El-Balad, Eftekasat, Sahra and Ressala, among others, at the Geneina Theatre in Al-Azhar Park, 8:00 PM

- Sahra (Rai music) at After8, 10:00 PM

- Cocoon Band (Jazz) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 10:30 PM

- Karam Mourad (Nubian music) at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:30 PM

- Mohamed Abou Zekri (oud) recital in the Wisdom Hall of El sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:00 PM

- Saber Abdel Satar (zither) recital at Beit El Harrawi, 8:00 PM

Friday, May 1, 2009

- “Alexandrina Contemporary Music Biennale 2009” presents the Ensemble Modern Frankfurt (Germany) at the Gomhouria Theatre, 7:00 PM

- “Alexandrina Contemporary Music Biennale 2009” presents the Tokyo Sinfonietta (Japan) conducted by Yasuaki Itakura in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 9:00 PM

- Sobhi Bidair and Friends in the Small Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM