Newsletter of Egypt Tourism-December 2011

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www.egypt.travel

Trail of the HOLY FAMILYThe Holy Family at El Zaraniq and Farme

The journey of the Holy Family in Egypt is of great importance to the Coptic Church and it is a common practice for church groups or specialized travel agencies, especially during Christmas time, to arrange tours to follow along the exact path that the Holy Family is said to have taken.

According to the sources of the Coptic Orthodox Church, chief among which is the vision documented by Pope Theophilus and recorded in the Coptic Synexarium, the Holy Family proceeded from Bethlehem to Gaza, and from there to El Zaraniq (also known as Floussiat), some 37 km west of El Arish; then they threaded their way along northern Sinai until they reached Farma (ancient Pelusium) mid-way between El Arish and present day

Hilton Worldwide is planning to open 40 new hotels across the Middle East & Africa in the next three to four years, declared Christian Grage, Vice-President Operations Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Tunisia. The company is aiming to reach an expansion rate of 80% in the Middle East region during the coming years, added Grage. Despite the drop in tourism due to political events, Hilton Worldwide remains confident in Egypt’s tourism

industry in the future. “This year has been challenging,

but we have continued with our expansion plans, including the open-ing of two new hotels within the next 18 months, one in Makadi Bay in

Hurghada, and the other in Heliopolis”, added Grage. He also declared that Hilton International is looking for other investment opportunities in other Egyptian cities including Cairo.

HILTON WORLDWIDE NEGOTIATING

MANAGEMENT OF HOTELS IN EGYPT

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Port-Said. The Holy Family at Basta

Tel Basta is a short distance from Zagazig, the main town in the Sharqiah Governorate about 81 km northeast of Cairo. Here, Jesus caused a water spring to well up from the ground.

The Holy Family at the town of MostorodIn due course, they reached Mostorod (which came

to be called in those days, Al Mahamma), only about 10 km away from Cairo. Al Mahamma means “the Bathing place,” a name given to the town because the Virgin Mary bathed the Christ Child there and washed His clothes. It is worthy to note that, eventually, on their way back to Palestine, the Holy Family stopped once more at Mostorod and caused a spring to gush from the earth, which still flows to the present day.

The Holy Family at the Town of Belbeis.From Mostorod, the Holy Family made their way north-

eastwards to Belbeis (ancient Philippos), back in Sharqiah Governorate, and at a distance of about 55 km from Cairo. They rested there in the shade of a tree, which came to be called, “The Virgin Mary’s Tree.”

The Church of St. John

Having left their mark on Belbeis, the Holy Family continued the journey to the north and passed by the town

which is currently known as Zagazig.

The Holy Family at Meniet SammanoudThen they made their way to Meniet Sammanoud (known

also as Meniet Genah), and passed by the town known as Daqadous, where a church of the Virgin Mary is found. There is also a water-well from which the Holy Family drank. Then they crossed the Nile to the city of Sammanoud (or Enmity) in the Delta, where the local population received them with kindness and hospitality. There, to this day, a large granite trough which, according to local belief, was used by the virgin for kneading dough, and water-well which the Christ Child Himself blessed.

Again towards the north-west, the Holy Family traveled to the city of Sakha, in the lake-district of Burullus, in the present-day Governorate of Kafr El-Sheikh.

The Holy Family at Sakha TownThe Coptic name of the town, “PekhaIssous” means the

“Foot of Jesus” for the Holy Child’s footprint was marked here, in bas-relief on a rock. The rock was preserved, but hidden for centuries for fear of robbery, and only unearthed on 27 September 1984.

The annual course of the Holy Family’s journey from Sammanoud to Sakha would have taken them through many of the towns and cities now lying in both the Governorates of Gharbia and Kafr El –Sheikh and, according to some folk traditions, through the Belqas wastelands.

The Holy Family at Wadi El-Natroun Their trail from Sakha, is recorded in the documentation of

Pope Theophilus vision, and attested to by Coptic practice in the Christian era. They came to Wadi El Natroun (Natroun Valley) after crossing the Rosetta branch of the Nile to the Western Delta, and headed south into Wadi El Natroun (Scetis) in the Western Desert of Egypt. Before reaching there, the Holy Family passed by the spring of Al Humra, where the Infant Jesus caused a water spring to well up from the ground and the well is called Beer Mariam (Mary’s Well) to this day. In the earliest decades of Christianity, the desert expanses of Wadi El Natroun became the site of monastic settlements and later, of many monasteries, in spiritual commemoration of the Holy Family’s passage

through the valley. The Holy Family at Matariya and Ain Shams

Eventually, they left the desert behind them and made their way southwards, crossing the Nile to the eastern bank, heading to Matariya and Ain Shams (ancient Heliopolis). Both these adjacent districts are outlying suburbs of present-day Cairo, only 10 km or so from the city center.

At the time of the Holy Family’s arrival there, Ain Shams was home to a large Jewish community, that have erected a temple – the Synagogue of Unias, – for their worship. In Matariya, a tree still stands to this day and is still regularly visited. Called the “Mary’s Tree,” it is believed that the Family rested in its shade. Here, too, the Infant Jesus caused water to flow from a spring, from which He drank and blessed, and in which the Virgin Mary washed His clothes. She poured the washing water on the ground, and from that spot, the fragrant balsam plant blossomed. Besides the healing and

pain soothing properties of this balm, its essence is used in the preparation of scents and perfumes of which the holy Chrism is composed.

The Holy Family at ZeitounSetting out next towards Old Cairo, the Holy Family rested

for a while in Zeitoun, then proceeded along a course which traverses what are now crowded, bustling quarters of Cairo, within which the scene landmarks of an earlier Coptic heritage still stand, marking the paths the Holy Family followed. A listing of these landmarks, at this point, may be of pertinent interest.

The Holy Family in Old CairoThe area now called Old Cairo, known as Misr el Kadima,

is among the most important locations visited by the Holy Family where the spiritual impact of their presence is still most felt,though their stay was brief. The Governor of what was then Fustat became enraged by the tumbling of idols at Jesus’s approach and sought to kill the Child. They took shelter from his wrath in a cave above which, in later years, the Church of Abu Serga (St. Sergius) was built. This, and the whole area of the Fort of Babylon, is a destination of pilgrimage not only for Egyptians but for Christians from around the world.

The Holy Family at MaadiAfter the short stay in Old Cairo, the Holy Family moved

in a southerly direction, reaching the modern suburb of Maadi, which in earliest Pharaonic times, was an outlying district of Memphis, the capital of Egypt then. At Maadi, they boarded a sailing boat which carried them up the Nile towards southern Egypt. The historic church built upon the spot from which they embarked, also dedicated to the virgin, is further identified by the denominative, “Al Adaweya,” the Virgin’s Church “of the Ferry.” In fact, the name of that now modern suburb, Maadi, derives from the Arabic word which means “the crossing time.”

The stone steps leading down to the River’s bank, and believed to have been used by the Holy Family are accessible to pilgrims through the Church courtyard.

An event of miraculous importance occurred on Friday the 3rd of the Coptic month of Baramhat, the 12 of March, 1976. A Bible floated along the ripples of the Nile to the bank below the Church. It was open to the verse of Isaiah (19:25) that declares: “Blessed be Egypt My People.”

The Bible is now behind glass in the Sanctuary of the virgin

NOVOTEL MARSA ALAM NEW MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

SIGNED BY ACCOR HOTELS EGYPT AND EGYPTO

Accor Hotels Egypt Management has signed an agreement with the Egyptian International Company for Tourism and Hotels (subsidiary of EGYPTO Group), for the management of the fifth Novotel hotel in Egypt, 4-star Novotel Marsa Alam. The hotel opening is scheduled by the end of 2013.

PRIVACY AND PERSONALIZATION WITH NEW ‘LADY TRAVELER’

SERVICETo cater to the women who travel often, Four Seasons

First Residence will be offering a unique travel experi-ence for discerning female travelers traveling alone.

Offering the highest level of safety, privacy and com-fort to travelers, a private floor at Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at The First Residence will be assigned in its entirety to female guests. Guests reserving will be informed whilst making their reservation and confirmed later in writing.

The program includes a 50% discount for round trip transportation with a “meet and assist” service for both trips to and from the airport.

Single female travelers will be met at the curb-side upon checking into the hotel, and escorted to their rooms for an in-room check in. This service could be addi-tionally provided by a female receptionist if preferred. Also, Express Check Out will be made possible for our single female travelers.

Subject to availability, housekeeping and room ser-vice will be provided and conducted by female staff to ensure privacy and security at all times throughout the guest’s stay. Also, any private tours arranged by the hotel’s concierge service will be led by a female tour guide to continue the special privileges provided for our guests.

This program will run until end of December 2011.

The well in Tel-Basta

St. Bishoy - Wadi Natroun

Gabal Al-Teir

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today. It is claimed that the tree bowed to worship Jesus as He was passing, and the configuration of the Tree is, indeed, unique: all its branches incline downwards, trailing on the ground, and then turn upwards again, covered in a cloak of green leaves. They call the Tree: “al abed” or “the Worshipper.”

The Holy Family at the town of Al Ashmounein The Holy Family left Gabal El Teir and traveled southwards

and passed by Beni-Hassan continued still to the town of Al Ashmounein or Hermopolis Magna.

Leaving behind them the rubble of the fallen idols, they blessed Al Ashmounein and made their way to the south till they reached Dairout Um Nakhla where Jesus also caused a spring of water to flow. From Tel Amarna, the Holy Family sailed across the Nile again and made their way 10 km towards the south and then to Qussqam (or Qost-Qoussia). Here too, the recorded events testify that the townsfolk were infuriated when the stone statue of their local deity cracked and fell, and evicted the Holy Family from the town. A historically recorded incident dating to that period refers to the devastation of Qussqam, and Coptic tradition asserts that the ruin that befell the town was the consequence of its violent rejection of the gentle visitors.

The Holy Family at Mount QussqamNow it was time for the Holy Family to set out for what

is, arguably, the most meaningful destination of all in the land of Egypt, the place where there would be “an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt” Gabal (mount) Qussqam, which takes its name from the town nearby that was laid waste, is 327 km south of Cairo, and stand in the Governorate of Assiut, the Monastery of Al Muharraq nestles against the western foothills of the Mountain. It was built around the area where the Holy Family remained just over six months. Their time was spent mainly in a cave which became, in the Coptic era, the altar of the Church of Virgin Mary, built at the western end of the monastery compound.

The altar stone was the resting place of the Child Jesus during the months He dwelt there. The whole area – the Monastery and its surroundings – is redolent of the Coptic Christian ethos. It was here, at the very spot where Al Muharraq Monastery stands, that the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said: “Arise, and take the young Child and His mother, and go into the land of Israel; for they are dead which sought the young Child’s life.” (Mathew 2:20)

The Return JourneyAnd so they set forth on the return journey. The route

they took deviated slightly from the one by which they had come. It took them to the Western Mountain, 8 km south-west of the city of Assiut, and their blessing of this location was commemorated in the Christian era by the building of the mountain-top Convent of the Virgin Mary.

Eventually, they arrived at Old Cairo, then Matariya, and on to Mahamma, retracing more or less their steps on their outward journey across Sinai to Palestine.

in the Church for all to see.

The Holy Family at Deir El Garnous MaghaghaThe sail-boat docked at the village of Ashnein El Nassara,

then the village of Deir el Garnous, (the later site of the Monastery of Arganos) 10 km west of Ashnein El Nassara (a small village near the town of Maghagha). Outside the western wall of the church of the Virgin there, a deep well is believed to have provided the Holy Family with the water they needed.

The Holy Family at Al BahnassaThey went on from there to a spot later named Abai

Issous, “the Home of Jesus,” the site of present-day Sandafa village, east of Al Bahnassa which, stands some 17 km west of the town of Beni Mazar.

Gabal Al Tair SamaloutOn towards the south they went from Bahnassa to

Samalout, crossing the Nile again to the spot on the east bank of the River where the Monastery of the Virgin now stands upon Gabal al Tair east of Samalout. It is known by this name (Gabal Al Tair) because thousands of birds gather there. The Holy Family rested in the cave which is now located inside the ancient Church there.

Coptic tradition maintains that, as the Holy Family rested in the shade of the Mountain, Jesus stretched His little Hand to hold back a rock which was about to detach itself from the mountain-side and fall upon them, the imprint of His palm is still visible. When they resumed their travels, the Holy Family passed a laurel tree a stone’s throw south of Gabal El Tair, along the pathway flanking the Nile and leading from the Mountain to Nazlet-ebeid and the new Minia Bridge of

Al-Muharraq Monastery

Virgin Mary's tree in Matariya

Maadi Church

THE WTM BRINGS EGYPT NEW RECOVERY

SIGNALSTravco Group showcased its latest developments

which included Jaz Blumarine, a neighboring property to the existing Iberotel Aquamarine Resort in Hurghada. More interesting developments that are underway in Sharm El Sheikh are Jaz Alcazar Sharm and Jaz Mirabel Blue. Jaz Alcazar Sharm is a resort comprising of 609 guest rooms, featuring all standard amenities, and hotel facilities that includes a shopping arcade, two swimming pools and a kids’ pool, amphitheatre, health club and multipurpose courts, in addition to five restaurants offer-ing different cuisines. As for Jaz Mirabel Blue, it is part of the Jaz Mirabel complex located in Nabq Bay, Sharm El Sheikh. This cozy property boasts 174 guest rooms, four restaurants and bars, three swimming pools with 12 water slides, and a Spa. The company’s latest addition on the Nile is Jaz Yakouta. A dahabeya comprising of only six cabins, this new floating hotels redefines the meaning of cruising in luxury.


Alexandria Creativity Center,

1 Horreya St.

Tel: (03) 495 9155

Time: 8 pm

• Silent Auction Revolution PhotosThese historical photos will make perfect Christmas gifts by photogra-pher Mahdy Room 201, Community Services Association, 4 Rd

21, Maadi.

Time: 4 - 8 pm

• Theatre Mad Forest - The play discusses the Romanian Revolution in 1989 with its political and social repercus-sion on the people.Malak Gabr Theater, American University in Cairo,

New Cairo

Tel: (02) 2615 4108

Time: 7 pm

Thursday 8th

• Music Indie/Acoustic/Alternative and Contemporary Arabic - Hany Mustafa and Wust El Balad. Cairo Jazz Club, 197, 26th July St. Agouza

Tel: (02) 3346 1071

Time: 8 pm

• Opera La Boheme - Cairo Opera Company and Orchestra. Main Hall, Cairo Opera House

Tel: (02) 2739 0132

Time: 8 pm

Friday 9th

• Art Art Pioneers - Sabry Ragheb, Banani, El Zeiny, Nakhla and others. Cordoba Art Gallery

Tel: (012) 21104699

Time: Until January 15th

Saturday 10th

• Opera Faust - Live from Metropolitan Opera. Small Hall, Cairo Opera House

Tel: (02) 2739 0132

Time: 8 pm

• Christmas Concert Om El Nour Orchestra - Gomhouria Theater, Abdeen Sq

Tel: (02) 2739 0132

Time: 8 pm

• Dance Legacy Hip Hop - Joint perfor-mance with local musiciansEl Sawy Culture Wheel, end 26 July St. Zamalek

Tel: (02) 2736 8881

Time: 7 pm

• Opera Faust - Live from Metropolitan Opera. Small Hall, Cairo Opera HouseTel: (02) 2739 0132Time: 8 pm

Sunday 11th

• Christmas Concert Bells Ensemble - Gomhouria Theater

Tel: (02) 2739 0132

Time: 8 pm

• Classic Music Major Recital - majors in music performance in solo recitalMalak Gabr Theater, American University in Cairo,

New Cairo

Tel: (02) 2615 1240

Time: 5 pm

Egyptian Philharmonic Society - Richard Wagner - Siegfried Idyll, Sergei Prokofieff - Classical Symphony op.25 and Ludwig Van Beethoven, concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.5 in E flat major op.73. Soloist Piano: Laura Mikkola. Conductor, Ahmed El Saedi.Small Hall, Cairo Opera House

Time: 8 pm

• Piano Recital Magda AmaraPrince Mohamed Ali Palace, Manial

Tel: (02) 2735 4234/2287

Time: 8 pm


Tel: (02) 2739 0132

Time: 8 pm

Monday 12th

• Christmas Concert Bells Ensemble - Small Hall, Cairo Opera House

Tel: (02) 2739 0132

Time: 8 pm

• Music Funky House - DJ Awadi BrothersCairo Jazz Club, 197, 26th July St. Agouza

Tel: (02) 3346 1071

Time: 10 pm


Tel: (02) 2739 0132

Time: 8 pm

• Theater CieLaroque - Austrian Theater Group will perform with “Think Fish” at the Creative Forum for Independent Theater GroupsConference Center, Bibliotheca Alexandrina.

Tel: for more info call (02) 3570 2975

Time: 8 pm

Tuesday 13th

• Folklore Nass Makan - Legacy of musical tradition, such as Zar and gypsy music from the Delta 1 Saad Zaghloul St. El Dawaween. Downtown.

Tel: (02) 2792 0878

Time: 9 pm

• Music Rock/New Wave - Egoz Cairo Jazz Club, 197, 26th July St. Agouza

Tel: (02) 3346 1071

Time: 10 pm

• Opera La Boheme - Cairo Opera Company and Orchestra.


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- DJ Awadi BrothersCairo Jazz Club, 197, 26th July St. Agouza

- Cairo Opera Company and Orchestra.

- Cairo Opera - Cairo Opera - Cairo Opera - Cairo Opera

- Legacy of musical tradition, such as Zar and gypsy

1 Saad Zaghloul St. El Dawaween. Downtown.

Cairo Jazz Club, 197, 26th July St. Agouza

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- Austrian Theater Group will perform with “Think Group will perform with “Think Fish” at the Creative Forum for Group will perform with “Think Fish” at the Creative Forum for Independent Theater GroupsConference Center, Bibliotheca Alexandrina.


Conference Center, Bibliotheca Alexandrina.


Conference Center, Bibliotheca Alexandrina.


Thursday 1st

• Art Sculptures by Ahmed Askalany - The sculptures represent the heads of well-known Egyptian public figures and embody the artist’s admiration for them. For the first time, Askalany has chosen to work entirely with bronze, which is perhaps the most appreciated of the noble materials.Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art, 8

Champollion St. Downtown.

Tel: (02) 2578 4494

Time: Exhibition until December 15th

Friday 2nd

• Art Dreams of Recovery Period - Artist Mohamed Hijji on the occasion of the centennial of Naguib Mahfouz.Picasso Art Gallery, 30 Hassan Assem St. Off Brazil

St. Zamalek

Tel: (02) 2736 7544


• Music Quintet and String ensemble - Cairo ConservatoireFrench Institute in Egypt, 1 Madresset El Huquuq El

Ferensia, Mounira

Tel: (02) 2791 5817

Time: 7 pm

Saturday 3rd

• Ballet Lorkiana and El Leila El Kebira - Cairo Opera Ballet features both ballet performances in two acts. Lorkiana is based on Spanish Malaguena and Granada themes and on poems by Garcia Lorca. Salah Jahin and Sayed Mekkawi’s puppet-dance El Leila El Kebira, choreographed and directed by Abdel-Moneim KamelSayed Darwish Theater, Alexandria

Tel: (03) 480 0138

Time: 8 pm. Also on December 4th

• Opera Handel’s Rodelinda - Live Opera from Metropolitan Opera. Small Hall, Cairo Opera House

Tel: (02) 2739 0132

Time: 8 pm


New Cairo

Tel: (02) 2615 4108

Time: 5 pm

Sunday 4th

• Christmas Bazaar Choose the perfect Christmas gifts for family and friends and unusual decorations for the tree and home.Community Services Association,

4 Rd 21, Maadi.

Time: 9 am to 2 pm

• Music Latin Jazz - Cocoon. Cairo Jazz Club, 197, 26th July St. Agouza

Tel: (02) 3346 1071

Time: 10 pm


New Cairo

Tel: (02) 2615 4108

Time: 7 pm

Monday 5th

• Art Artist Gamal Meleka - Metamorphosis - Gamal’s unique experimentation with material

and color has gained widespread acclaim in Italy. He creates impres-sionistic paintings with dynamic colors and depicting traditional Egyptian landmarks with a distinctly Italian infusion.Safarkhan Art Gallery, 6 Brazil St. Zamalek

Tel: +2010 544 6611


Tuesday 6th

• Folklore Nass Makan - Legacy of musical traditions, such as Zar and gypsy music from the Delta 1 Saad Zaghloul St. El Dawaween. Downtown.

Tel: (02) 2792 0878

Time: 9 pm

• Music Electronic/Trip Pop/Jazz/Traditional Egyptian Fusions - Egyptian Project (/tour) Cairo Jazz Club, 197, 26th July St. Agouza

Tel: (02) 3346 1071

Time: 10 pm


New Cairo

Tel: (02) 2615 4108

Time: 7 pm

Wednesday 7th

• Dance Legacy Hip Hop - Joint perfor-mance with local musicians. Legacy (East Orange, New Jersey), creates music about faith, love, struggle and pursuit of beauty in life and art. Genre: West African percussive music, house, jazz, and break-beat.

CALENDARDecember



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Main Hall, Cairo Opera House

Tel: (02) 2739 0132

Time: 8 pm. Also on Dec. 14th

Wednesday 14th

• Folklore Mazaher - An ensemble in which women play a leading role. The musicians are the remaining Zar practitioners in Egypt. The songs are distinctly different from other Egyptian music. 1 Saad Zaghloul St. El Dawaween. Downtown.

Tel: (02) 2792 0878

Time: 9 pm

• Fusion Jazz Music Bombie Trio (USA) - focusing on the fusion of American musical styles with world rhythms. Sayed Darwish Theater, Alexandria

Tel: (03) 480 0138

Time: 8 pm

Thursday 15th

• Music Bombie Trio (USA) - focusing on the fusion of American musical styles with world rhythms. Qubet El Ghouri, Azhar

Time: 8 pm

Rock and Blues - Jailbirds and Bad MojoCairo Jazz Club, 197, 26th July St. AgouzaTel: (02) 3346 1071

Time: 10 pm

Friday 16th

• Music Piano Concert - Omar KhairatMain Hall, Cairo Opera HouseTel: (02) 2739 0132

Time: 8 pm

DJ Festival - with DJ Wezza, Ortega & Sosta, Addictive TV, Jerry Bouthier, ShumiScherazad Cabaret, Alfy Street, Downtown.

Tel: (02) 2791 5817 for information

Time: 9 pm

Saturday 17th

• Christmas Concert Jesus Heart Choir -

Gomhouria Theater, Abdeen Square

Tel: (02) 2739 0132

Time: 8 pm

Sunday 18th

• Art Identities - Gabriela Goronzy, Thomas Kleine and Ilka Volger. Three artists from Germany ask questions about forms and defini-tions of identityMashrabia Art Gallery, 8 Champolion St. Downtown

Cairo

Tel: (02) 27578 4494

Time: Opening at 7 pm. Exhibition until January 12th

• Christmas Concert Jesus Heart Choir - Gomhouria Theater, Abdeen SquareTel: (02) 2739 0132

Time: 8 pm

Monday 19th

• Music Electro - NEOBYRD and Hady Tarek Cairo Jazz Club, 197, 26th July St. Agouza

Tel: (02) 3346 1071

Time: 10 pm

• Photographic Exhibition Hassan Fathy - An Egyptian AmbitionGezira Arts Center

Tel: (02) 2791 5817 for information

Tuesday 20th


Tel: (02) 2792 0878

Time: 9 pm

• Music Jazz Fusion - Japanese Dup Ft. Amro Salah TrioCairo Jazz Club, 197, 26th July St. Agouza

Tel: (02) 3346 1071

Time: 10 pm

Wednesday 21st

• Folklore Mazaher - An ensemble in which

women play a leading role. The musicians are the remaining Zar practitioners in Egypt. The songs are distinctly different from other Egyptian music. 1 Saad Zaghloul St. El Dawaween. Downtown.

Tel: (02) 2792 0878

Time: 9 pm

• Music Chamber Music Concert - Ashraf ShararaSmall Hall, Cairo Opera House

Tel: (02) 2739 0132

Time: 8 pm

Thursday 22nd

• Ballet The Nutcracker - Cairo Opera Ballet Company and OrchestraMain Hall, Cairo Opera House

Tel: (02) 2739 0132

Time: 8 pm

• Christmas Concert Gala El Hadidi - Small Hall, Cairo Opera House

Tel: (02) 2739 0132

Time: 8 pm

Friday 23rd


Tel: (02) 2739 0132

Time: 8 pm

• Music Guitar Recital - Emad HamdySmall Hall, Cairo Opera House

Tel: (02) 2739 0132

Time: 8 pm

Saturday 24th

• Christmas Concert Om El Nour Choir - Gomhouria Theater, Abdeen Square

Tel: (02) 2739 0132

Time: 8 pm

Sunday 25th


Tel: (02) 2739 0132

Time: 8 pm

• Christmas Concerts Om El Nour Choir - Gomhouria Theater, Abdeen Square

Tel: (02) 2739 0132 Time: 8 pm

Neveen Allouba - Cairo Opera Ballet Company and OrchestraSmall Hall, Cairo Opera House

Tel: (02) 2739 0132

Time: 8 pm

• Music Jazz/Carols - with the Riff BandCairo Jazz Club, 197, 26th July St. Agouza

Tel: (02) 3346 1071

Time: 10 pm

Monday 26th


Tel: (02) 2739 0132

Time: 8 pm

• Music Clarinet Group Recital - Jung Kee ChoiSmall Hall, Cairo Opera House

Tel: (02) 2739 0132

Time: 8 pm

Live Fusion Beats - The Percussion ShowCairo Jazz Club, 197, 26th July St. Agouza

Tel: (02) 3346 1071

Time: 10 pm

Tuesday 27th


Tel: (02) 2739 0132

Time: 8 pm


Tel: (02) 2792 0878

Time: 9 pm

Wednesday 28th


Tel: (02) 2739 0132

Time: 8 pm

• Folklore Mazaher - An ensemble in which women play a leading role. The musicians are the remaining Zar practitioners in Egypt. The songs are distinctly different from other Egyptian music. 1 Saad Zaghloul St. El Dawaween. Downtown.

Tel: (02) 2792 0878

Time: 9 pm

Thursday 29th

• Music World Music and Rock/Funk/Blues - Ahmed Nazmi Duo and Screwdriver BandCairo Jazz Club, 197, 26th July St. Agouza

Tel: (02) 3346 1071

Time: 8 pm

Saturday 31st

• Music New Year’s Concert - Cairo Symphony OrchestraMain Hall, Cairo Opera House

Tel: (02) 2739 0132

Time: 8 pm

• Theme Party - Beach It UpCairo Jazz Club, 197, 26th July St. Agouza

Tel: (02) 3346 1071

Time: 10 pm

Midan Abu Al Hajaj in Luxor at 4 pm

December 12th

Sayed Darwish Theater, Alexandria at 8 pm

December 14th

Qubet Al Ghouri, Azhar, Cairo at 8 pm

December 15th

BOMBIE TRIO JAZZ BAND TO EMBARK ON 3-CITY TOUR IN EGYPT

Coming to Egypt this December is the global music group the Bombie Trio. The band focuses on the fusion of cultures and styles through music and experience. It is a New York City-based trio that fuses American musi-cal styles with world rhythms and melodies. Well rounded in many styles including Jazz, World, Latin, Pop, Folk, Rock, Blues, and also Sufi, this group (Drums, Bass, Guitar) is not only recognized on their skill level qualifications, but for their passion of world music, diversity in culture, and respect and acknowledgement of international musical heritage.

During the tour, the band will collaborate with the group “The Nubian Drums.” They will also present new songs that they have written for the tour. They will also conduct workshops with local musicians and social organizations.

The tour is courtesy of ShareTheirMic, an innovative network and com-munity platform that inspire fans, musicians, and organizations to connect and collaborate.

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Newsletter of Egypt Tourism-December 2011