WEEKLY AGENDA MUSIC Jul. 19 - Jul. 25

The big event this week at Cairo Opera House venues is the Egyptian International Modern Dance Festival and that's the reason why there seem to be little going on in them on the Agenda. To see the full program of the Festival and find all information about performers and performances, clik here.


Saturday, June 19, 2010
- Cairo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marcello Mottadelli with soloists Nasrin Rashidova (Violin) and Magda Emara (Piano) present works by Mozart, Brahms and Rachmaninov  in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Yehya Khalil (Oriental Jazz) at El Sawi Cultural Center in Zamalek, 8:30 PM
- Hip Hop Connection with bands from Egypt, France, Germany and Turkey at El Sawi Cultural Center in Zamalek, 8:00 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, June 20, 2010
- Yehya Khalil (Oriental Jazz) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 10:30 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

Monday, June 21, 2010
- Cairo Opera Orchestra conducted by Hisham Gabr present a “Gala Concert” featuring the Stars of the Cairo Opera Company in the Main Hall of Cairo Opera House, 8:00 PM
- Al-Ghouri Tannoura Dance Group at the Ghouri Caravansaray 8:30 PM

Tuesday,  June 22, 2010
- Crash Boom Bang (Funk and Dance Floor covers) 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 23, 2010
- Fête de la Musique 2010 with Hindi Zahra (France), El Tanbura (Egypt) and Egyptian Project (France/Egypt) at the Cairo Citadel, starting 9:00 PM (and at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria on the following day, Thursday June 24)
- Ana Masry (Contemporary Egyptian music) at El Sawi Cultural Center in Zamalek, 8:30 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 Rami (Boogie night) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 10:30 PM

Thursday,  June 24, 2010
- Khaled Nouh (Egyptian music) at El Sawi Cultural Centre in Zamalek, 8:30 PM
- Eftekasat (Jazz) at the Geneina Theatre in Al Azhar Park, 9:00 PM
- Urban Preachers (Rock’n’Blues, Soul & Funk) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 10:30 PM

Friday, June 25, 2010
- Donia Masoud (Egyptian Folk music) at the Geneina Theatre in Al Azhar Park, 9:00 PM
- Abdel halim Nowera Ensemble for Arab Music conducted by Salah Gobashi at the Gomhouria Theatre, 8:00 PM

- DJ Ouzo (Club House) at the Cairo Jazz Club, 10:30 PM

Fête de la Musique Quizz #5

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 questions so far, 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”?

# 3 - From which city in Egypt is the group “El Tanbura”?

# 4 - To which famous artist did the British press compare Hindi Zahra?

# 5 - What's the typical instrument of the group "El Tanbura"?

You can reply to any of them, the more questions you reply to, the more the chances to win.
Show your knowledge by sending your reply to fetedelamusique2010@cfcc-eg.org

For more information about Fête de la Musique in Cairo, click here. 

HIP HOP CONNECTION in Cairo ... and Alexandria

Hip Hop Connection is a spicy musical experiment that counts on the intercultural bonds created by common forms of artistic expression. Five Hip Hop groups from four countries across the Euro-Mediterranean exchange their styles and ideas about Hip Hop in search of common grounds. Hip Hop Connection presents the outcome of this experiment in a joined performance. Featuring: Y-Crew (Egypt), Les Gourmets (France), the Berlin Allstars (Germany) and Ayben (Turkey).

The project is presented by the Goethe Institute Egypt, the French Cultural & Cooperation Centre, Turkish Consulate and the Anna Lindh Foundation.

For information about the groups performing, click here.

18/06 at Villa Antoniadis, Alexandria, 7.00 pm (free)
19/06 at Sawy Culturewheel, Cairo, 8.00 pm. (15 L.E.)

Fête de la Musique Quizz #4

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 questions so far, 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”?

# 3 - From which city in Egypt is the group “El Tanbura”? 

-         # 4 - To which famous artist did the British press compare Hindi Zahra?

You can reply to any of them, the more questions you reply to, the more the chances to win.
Show your knowledge by sending your reply to fetedelamusique2010@cfcc-eg.org

For more information about Fête de la Musique in Cairo, click here. 

11th Egyptian International Modern Dance Festival

The 11th edition of the Egyptian International Modern Dance Festival will take place from Wednesday June 16 to Monday July 5, 2010.
Venues of this much awaited event will be the Cairo Opera House (Main, Small and Open Air theatres) and the Gomhouria Theatre. Those living in Alexandria can catch some of the shows at the Sayed Darwish Theatre.
This edition will feature companies from France, Tunisia, Sudan, USA, Switzerland, Greece and Turkey, in addition to several companies from Egypt.

For more information and a full programme of the event, click here.

2nd Cairo Refugee Film Festival

The 2nd Cairo Refugee Film Festival will take place from Thursday June 17 to Sunday June 20, 2010 in the open air cinema (Cinema Al-Fourn) of the Darb 1718 Contemporary Art and Culture Center.
Also this year the organizers have set up a very interesting programme and, as a plus, will accomodate you on cosy bean bags under the stars.
Oh, and on the closing evening there will be even a concert!
For the full programme of the festival with additional information and synopsis of each movie, click here (facebook), or here (blogspot).

Fête de la Musique Quizz # 3

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 questions so far, 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”?

# 3 - From which city in Egypt is the group “El Tanbura”? 

You can reply to any of them, the more reply you send in, the more the chances to win.
Show your knowledge by sending your reply to fetedelamusique2010@cfcc-eg.org