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HAPPENING THIS WEEK-

Head on to Cairo Jazz Club tonight for another edition of VictoraSekret. Up and coming DJs SoS, Lana, and Lydie the Djette are taking the stage behind the deck tonight at CJC to deliver heart thumping bangers. Message CJC on the Facebook page to book your spot.

Looking for a night of Egyptian folklore? The Egyptian Project & Mawawil will be performing at CJC 610 tonight at 9 pm. For reservations message their Facebook page.

Or you can go to something similar at Rawabet Art Space where they’ll be bringing ElSiraEl Hilaleyah to the stage presenting a collection of inspiring stories from The Hilali Epic tonight from 8pm. The storytelling performance will tell the tales of the spirit of heroism, bravery, and generosity, which is considered one of the most important and popular traditional folk tales. Get your tickets at Ticketsmarche.

If that doesn’t float your boat, CJC 610 are also rewinding the tapes and hosting a 90sFlashback nightthis Friday, 3 May at 9pm. For reservations send them a message on their Facebook page.

Egyptian rap is taking the stage all over Egypt on Friday, 3 May. Red Bull is holding six concerts around the country simultaneously to celebrate rappers in their respective hometowns. Assiut, Mansoura, Tanta, Ismailia, Alexandria, and Fayoum will be hearing their rappers’ bars one by one. The following week, Friday, 7 May, all six rappers will unite to perform right here in C-Town at Mall of Arabia. Find tickets for each city’s concert here, and Cairo’s here.

Tablet El Sitt is heading to Alex this weekend to perform at the Al Anfoushi Culture Palace. The concert, a celebration of Egyptian art and folklore, is taking place next Friday, 3 May at 8pm. Tickets can be found here, but seating is first come first served.

Pop icon Tamer Hosny is making an appearance in Makani Village. If you find yourself in Sokhna this weekend, you might want to catch the singer’s concert at Hibou Beach on Friday, 3 May. Book your tickets here.

Join the Nouma x Lamba Art tour by Qahraweya this Saturday, 4 May. The tour will take you on a journey through the contemporary art scene of Downtown Cairo. You’ll also get to go on a felucca ride. To reserve your spot, message their page.

HAPPENING LATER-

The Sleeping Beauty on the Grand Stage: The Cairo Opera Ballet Company and the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will be performing Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty next week. The performance will take place over four nights at the Zamalek Opera House, from Friday, 9 May, to Monday, 13 May. Here’s where to grab tickets for the first (9 May), second (10 May), third (12 May), and fourth (13 May) productions.

Fans of Cairokee and Marwan Pablo need to catch theirperformance of El Mahatta at The American University in Cairo on Friday, 17 May. Get your tickets now while you can on Tazkarti.

To celebrate forty years of musical excellence, the legendary Omar Khairat will be taking the stage at Abdeen Palace. Dress to the nines for this event, which is taking place on Friday, 7 June. Tickets can be found here, ranging from EGP 1.5k to EGP 5k.

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