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7 Thu
Salalem band will perform at After Eight on June 7 at 10pm. Salalem has become popular since their launch in 2004. The group sings Arabic lyrics on current issues with no specific genres. Theyr lyrics are mostly sarcastic reflections on Egyptians’ daily lives.
After Eight .6 Kasr El Nil Street, Downtown, Cairo • Minimum Charge LE 100
Zeid Hamdan and Maryam Saleh will perform together at Darb 1718 on June 7 at 8pm. Pioneering Lebanese indie pop and electronic producer Hamdan is joining hands with Egyptian indie singer Saleh for their first collaboration in Egypt in a project called The Trip-Hop Project
Hamdan is the producer behind various indie rising stars, including Soapkills and Hiba Mansouri and Saleh is known for her rock and oriental sounds as she is heavily influenced by Sheikh Imam.
Darb 1718 • Kasr El Shame’ Street, Al Fakhareen, behind the Suspended Church – Old Cairo, Cairo • Tickets cost LE20
City Band will perform on El Genina Theater on June 7 at 8:30pm. The band has become popular through their Arabic lyrics that discuss political and social issues and current events.
El Geneina Theater • Al Azhar Park, Salah Salem Road, Darasa, Cairo • Tickets cost LE 10
Eureka Café from 6pm to midnight
Eureka Café holds a Karaoke Night every Thursday until the end of year from 6pm to midnight.
Eureka Café • Sunrise Plaza Mall, first area, behind Saudi Market, Fifth Settlement, New Cairo •
Tel +2 (010) 9753-9385 •
Minimum charge LE 50
The Jokers and Déjà Vu will perform on June 7 at the Cairo Jazz Club at 8pm.
The Jokers is a psychedelic rock band formed in 2010. “The band is obsessed with 60’s Psychedelia that had a great effect on people at that time,” as their Facebook page says. The group is made up of four members, guitarist Abouseif, drummer Sherif Abdallah and founders George Aboutar and Psycho.
Déjà Vu band is a retro group that plays funk, soul, rhythm and blues covers.
Cairo Jazz Club • 26 of July Street, Sphinx Square, Agouza, Cairo •
Tel. +2 (010) 6880-4767
A mix of various chart-topping musicals will be performed on June 7 at the Cairo Opera House’s main hall at 8pm.
The musicals will include scenes from Andrew Loyd Webber’s masterpiece, Phantom of the Opera, the classic West Side Story, Richard Rodger’s beloved Sound of Music and long-time New York hit Cats and My Fair Lady. There is also something for the kids of the family, or just the child in you, really, with musicals like Pinocchio and The Wizard of Oz.
The Cairo Opera House • El Borg, Gezira, Cairo • Tel. +2 (02) 2739-0132 • Tickets cost LE 35, LE 50 and LE 70
The Stand Up Comedy night will be hosted at Sawi Cultural Wheel on June 7 at 7pm. Comedians Waleed Abu El Magd, Salah El Dali : Alaa Hassan, Moustafa El Saeed and Ismail Moustafa will take turns on the stage competing for the audience’s laughs.
Sawi Cultural Wheel : • Under May 15 Bridge, Zamalek, Cairo • Tickets cost LE 10
8 Fri
Yorka will be performing at Sawi Cultural Wheel on June 8 at 8pm. The band was founded by Egyptian-Algerian composer Abdel-Moneim Saeid in 1998. Yorka blend Andalusian music with a touch of Algerian Maloof tempos in a classical style, mixing the piano with the nay and Spanish guitars for a soulful musical blend.
Sawi Cultural Wheel • Under May 15 Bridge, Zamalek, Cairo • Tickets cost LE 30
Leil W Ain band will perform at After Eight
on June 8 at 10pm.
6 Kasr El Nil Street, Downtown, Cairo • Minimum Charge LE 100
Fairmont at 5pm
Fairmont’s O Bar will be screening all of the European Cup’s games on a 42 inches television starting June 8. The bar is open for public
Visit the event’s page for more information.
O Bar • Fairmont Nile City • 2005 B, Corniche El Nile, Ramlet BBeaulac, Cairo +20 22 461 9494 Tel. +2 (02) 22461-9494
9 Sat
Tache Art is holding Deena Fadel, Rossana Corrado and Wael Sabour’s latest exhibition, “Encounter.” The exhibition, held from June 9 and until the end of summer. Sabour portrays peaceful co-existence through a “Mediterranean Dream,” his inspired collection from Alexandria while Fadel’s mixed media portrays competition, battle, power and authority, reflecting the social and political ambiance in Egypt at the moment. Corrado highlights man’s desire for knowledge, improvement and inner balance through her sculptures.
Tache Art • S-139 Designopolis, KM 38 Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, Sheikh Zayed • Tel. +2 (02) 38572232 • Open Sunday to Thursday from 10am to 8pm and Friday to Saturday from 11am to 8pm
Bashaeer band will be performing at Cairo Jazz Club on June 9 at 10pm. Bashaeer is originally from Upper Egypt, with a multicultural background that shows in his music through his use of western instruments and oriental sounds.
Watch Bashaeer in action here
Cairo Jazz Club • 26 of July Street, Sphinx Square, Agouza, Cairo •
Tel. +2 (010) 6880-4767
The lady’s wear open day Ladylicious Mega Sale will be held at the Imperial Boat on June 9 from noon until midnight. The sale will host various local and international designers and brands for up to 70 percent off.
Ladylicious Mega Sale • Imperial Boat • 19 Saray El Gezirah Street, Zamalek, Cairo • Tel. +2 (02) 2736-5976
10 Sun
Singer Michelle Rounds will perform at the Cairo Jazz Club on June 10 at 9pm. Rounds is a third generation Australian composer and singer who has the musical genes in her blood. Her genre is mainly jazz and is known for her wide vocal range.
Cairo Jazz Club www.cairojazzclub.com• 26 of July Street, Sphinx Square, Agouza, Cairo •
Tel. +2 (010) 6880-4767
Strategic thinker and academic Mostafa Hegazy will host a debate on June 10 at 7pm about the upcoming political situation in Egypt at Sawi Cutlural Wheel
Sawi Cultural Wheel .Under May 15 Bridge, Zamalek, Cairo • Admission is free
(Old Time Binaries) will be performing at Sawy Cultural Wheel on June 10 at 8pm. The group sings old classic Arabic music. And was founded in 2010 for the elders to make use of their energies and protect them from social isolation. The group is composed of 25 singers who think classics from the Egyptian musical heritage.
Watch the group sings here
Sawi Cultural Whee • Under May 15 Bridge, Zamalek, Cairo • Tickets cost LE 20
12 Tue
Formula Mundi’12 Film Festival is taking place on June 12 from 3pm to 11pm at 3 at DAAD Center in Cairo . This is an inter-cultural experience with films from across the world. The festival will also include an awards ceremony and debates about the movies. Visit Foruma Munid’s website for the schedule of the festival and more information
Formila Mudi’12 Film Festival • DAAD Center in Cairo • 11 Saleh El Ayoub Street, Zamalek, Cairo • Tel. +2 (012) 8456-5234 • Email: pr@formulamundi.com
13 Wed
Dust exhibition ends on June 13. Xenia Nikolsaya’s photographic exhibition Dust explores Egypt’s abandoned architectural heritage. Nikolskaya lives between St. Petersburg, Stockholm and Cairo and has worked as a professional photographer since 1995. Her work is renowned internationally and she has worked for top names in the publishing industry, as well as displayed her art in some of the most renowned galleries.
Townhouse Gallery • Hussein El Me'mar Pasha Street, off Mahmoud Basyouni Street, Downtown • Tel. +2 (02) 2576-8086
14 Thu
karim Bakry's exhibition’s “The Missing Pieces” at Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art ends on June 18. The exhibition includes pictures taken from the revolution displayed on boxes that cannot display a whole image, leaving unmarked spaces between each, such as the missing pieces for a successful revolution.
The exhibition will include two sections: an installation and a display of photographs.
Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art• 8, Champollion Sreet, Downtown, Cairo • Tel. +2 (010) 0170-4554
(Occupied Jolan) will perform at Geneina Theater June 14 at 8pm. The band is named after the mountainside village of Majdal Sham in the occupied Golan Heights. The sing in Arabic and combine classical Arabic themes with funky African-inspired Reggae grooves.
For more information visit the event’s page.
El Geneina Theater • Al Azhar Park, Salah Salem Road, Darasa, Cairo • Tickets cost LE 10
18 Mon
Fit to Flex class will be held at Samia Allouba’s Maadi Centre on June 18 from 12pm to 4pm. Reebok and Cirque Du Soleil present their latest fitness craze “Jukari –Fit to Flex” for those of you who want to get back in shape before hitting the beach.
The classes aim at enhancing flexibility, providing a full-body workout by focusing on muscle toning and improving coordination using the Juakri Band for lengthening and sculpting various parts of the body.
20 Wed
On from June 20 to July 4, The Guezira Arts Center will host the Supermarket Exhibition. The exhibition hosts the artwork of several independent artists and reflects the consumerism of today's society. The project, which is a mix of installations and videos, has been in the works for two years and the group plans to hold regular exhibitions every six months.
Gezira Art Centre • El Sheikh El-Masrafy Street, Zamalek, Cairo • Tel. +2 (02) 3418672
21 Thu
inter Build Egypt is held from June 21 to June 25 at the Cairo International ConferenceCenter (CICC). The exhibition is being held for the 19th time, and hosts 1030 major construction and building players under one roof to showcase their products to the public.
CICC•El-Nasr Road, Nasr City,Cairo
22 Fri
The Secret of Santa Victoria will be screened at Sufi on June 22 at 10pm.
The 1969 movie takes place in the summer of 1943 during World War II when the German army was trying to occupy Italy.
Watch parts of the movie here
Sufi: 12 Sayed Bakry Street, Zamalek, Tel. +2(02) 2738-1643
23 Sat
Salalem
will perform at Cairo Jazz Club on June 23 at 10pm. Salalem has become popular since their launch in 2004. The group sings Arabic lyrics on current issues with no specific genres. Their lyrics are mostly sarcastic reflections on Egyptians’ daily loves.
Cairo Jazz Club • 197, 26th July Street, Agouza • Tel. +2 (02) 3345-9939
24 Sun
Leil w Ain will perform at Sawy Cultural Wheel on June 24 at 7pm. Tickets are for 15 LE.
Sawi Cultural Wheel • End of 26th of July Street, Zamalek • Tickets cost LE 15
26 Tue
Reham Alaa's first solo exhibition will be held at the Cairo Atelier from June 26 until July 8.
Cairo Atelier • 2 Karim El-Dawla Street, Down Town
Konouz el Nuba, a group of Nubian dancers and performers, will be performing at Sawy Cultural Wheel on June 26 at 6pm.
Sawi Cultural Wheel • End of 26th of July Street, Zamalek • Admission is free
27 Wed
Veteran singer Ali El Hagar will perform al Sawi Cultural Wheel on June 27 at 9pm
Sawi Cultural Wheel • Under May 15 Bridge, Zamalek, Cairo • Tickets cost LE 45
28 Thu
Taxi Band: El Geneina Theater at 8:30pm
Taxi Band: El Geneina will perform on June 28 at 8:30pm. The band is composed of amateur musicians mixing together various musical genres and singing the lyrics of Mohamed Tawfik, amongst others. The band is composed of five members playing the lead and bass guitar, the violin and percussion.
El Geneina Theater • Al Azhar Park, Salah Salem Road, Darasa, Cairo • Tickets cost LE 10
29 Fri
Wust El Balad : will perform on June 29 at 8:30pm at El Geneina Theater. The band has been gaining popularity throughout the past years as one of the first and most successful underground bands. Their music combine oriental and western tune and their lyrics range from love songs, to politics and social issues. Their vocalist, Hany Adel, has been a rising star lately, not only through his songs, but also through his experiments with the silver screen.
El Geneina Theater • Al Azhar Park, Salah Salem Road, Darasa, Cairo • Tickets cost LE 20
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