Not all those that wander are lost. -J.R.R. Tolkien, novelist and philologist (1892-1973)
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.
The French cultural centre is launching a Quizz in collaboration with Cairo Live Events Guide.
Answer the questions you'll find posted at regular intervals on this page and you can win gifts and prizes offered by TV5.
The first two questions are:
# 1 - When was la fête de la musique launched for the first time?
# 2 - What’s the country of origin of the musicians of “Egyptian project” ?
Saturday, June 12, 2010
- Cairo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ahmed El Saidi with soloist Amira Selim (Soprano) presents music from Grieg, Britten and Schumann in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- A Fula’s Call (Holland), i.Trio (Switzerland) and Massar Egbari (Egypt) at the Geneina Theatre in Al-Azhar Park, 7:00 PM
- El Masreyeen Band with Hani Shenouda at El Sawi Cultural Center in Zamalek, 8:30 PM
- A Fula’s Call (Holland/Afro beat, Jazz) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 10:30 PM
- Al-Ghouri Tannoura Dance Group at the Ghouri Caravansaray 8:30 PM
Sunday, June 13, 2010
- Dominique Merlet (France/Piano) presents works from Schumann and Chopin in the Golden Hall of the Mohamed Ali Palace, 8:00 PM
- i-Trio (Switzerland/Jazz, Rock) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 10:30 PM
- “Streets of Cairo” Egyptian and Danish DJ Collaboration at the Townhouse Gallery, 5:00 PM
- Samaa Band led by Intesar Abdel Fattah at the Ghouri Palace, 8:00 PM
- Abdel Halim Nowera Ensemble for Arab Music with Mohamed Sarwat in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- El-Nil Troupe for folk instruments (Folk music and songs) at Beit Al-Suheimi 8:00 PM
Monday, June 14, 2010
- National Arab Music Ensemble conducted by Selim Sahab in the Open Air Theatre of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- DJ Kat (House) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 10:30
- Al-Ghouri Tannoura Dance Group at the Ghouri Caravansaray 8:30 PM
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
- Al-Inshad Al-Dini Religious Song Ensemble in the Small hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- “Streets of Cairo” Egyptian and Danish DJ Collaboration 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
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
- Gianfranco Pappalardo (Italy/Piano) presents music from Mozart, Bach, Beethoven and Salieri in the Theatre of the Italian Cultural Center in Zamalek, 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
- “Streets of Cairo” Egyptian and Danish DJ Collaboration at the Cairo Jazz Club, 10:30 PM
Thursday, June 17, 2010
- Hassan Sharara (Violin) and Emad Hamdy (Guitar) recital with soprano Christine Khalil in the Small Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- “Streets of Cairo” Egyptian and Danish DJ Collaboration at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:30 PM
- Yorka Band (Andalusian music) at the Geneina Theatre in Al Azhar Park, 9:00 PM
- The Riff Band (Vocal jazz) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 10:30 PM
Friday, June 18, 2010
- Julie Karagouni (Greece/Soprano) and Alkyoni Malekaki (Greece/Piano) recital in the Small Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Salalem (Arabic music) at After8, 10:00 PM
- DJ Mad Lou (Club House) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 10:30 PM
The French cultural centre is launching a Quizz in collaboration with Cairo Live Events Guide.
Answer the questions you'll find posted at regular intervals on this page and you can win gifts and prizes offered by TV5.
The first question is:
- When was la fête de la musique launched for the first time?
The ARTBEAT Festival will take place from Thursday June 10 to Sunday June 13, 2010 in Cairo and El Minia. Venues in Cairo will be the Cairo Jazz Club, the Darb 1718 Art and Culture Center, and the Geneina Theatre in Al Azhar Park.
As far as live music is concerned, the organizers will bring to Cairo the following bands: Al Nile Band, El Dor El Awal and Massar Egbari (Egypt), Robert Fischer and Zaebo (Germany), A Fula's Call (Holland), i-Trio (Switzerland) and La Banda del Pepo (Spain).
For more information and a full programme of the event, click here.
The exhibition, organized by the Cairo Camera Club, opens on Wednesday June 9 at 7:30 PM and runs until June 15, 2010.
The venue is the Talaat Harb Cultural Centre. For more information, click here.
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
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
First Concert Master of the Cairo Symphony Orchestra, Yasser El Serafi was born in Alexandria in 1969. At the age of six he started to play the violin at the Alexandria Conservatoire with Renato Borghese and Lisette Meguerditchian and won the first prize in the national Strings Competition in 1986.
In 1988,he received a scholarship from the French government to continue his musical studies in Paris. He was awarded four gold medals in violin, chamber music, conducting, and theory of music, as well as the excellence degree in violin and chamber music from the Conservatoire National de Rueil-Malmaison and the Conservatoire National de Paris.
He performed as a soloist with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra in 1991 and 1993 at the anniversary of the Cairo Opera House. He gave recitals in Paris, Rome, Geneva and in Japan at Suntory Hall, Aoyama University in Tokyo, Nagoya Opera House and Kyoto Concert Hall.
Yasser El Serafi conducted the Amadeus Chamber Orchestra, the Alexandria Chamber Orchestra, the Orchestre Symphonique de Rueil-Malmaison, the Orchestre de l'Ecume and the Cairo Symphony Orchestra in 2005 where he performed the New World Symphony by Antonin Dvorak.
Yasser El Serafi will play in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House as violin soloist the concert on D Major, op. 61 by Ludwig Van Beethoven, on Sunday June 5, 2010 at 9:00 PM with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra under the baton of maestro Andreas Spörri.
