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Music
The Mediterranean city of Alexandria announces the third edition of Alexandrina World Music Festival, an event that gathers Egyptian and international musicians in renowned performances
After a successful reopening of El-Genaina Theatre, on Saturday 7 May, Mashroua Leila, the popular Lebanese band will take the stage
Hundreds of eager Palestinians, many of them schoolchildren, packed into a hall in northern Gaza on Tuesday for a rare concert conducted by Daniel Barenboim
Check out which concerts you can rock to this weekend in the Cairo Contemporary Music Days, which kicks off today, Thursday, 28 April and ends 3 May
Accentus, an early music ensemble from Austria, revives art forms rarely presented to Egyptian audiences
El Genaina Theatre, in the open amphitheatre of the stunning Al-Azhar park, reopens its doors for a concert-filled summer
The Best of Broadway show opens tonight, 18 April, choosing the hit songs from 25 of the most-loved musicals
Tuesday, 19 April, El Sakia String Orchestra will revive works by Bach, Corelli and Händel
With an inclusive and infectious stage presence, the Lebanese indie rock band Mashrou' Laila gave their Cairene audience an unforgettable performance on Saturday night  
Ahram Online talks to the man attempting to revive contemporary music in Cairo's classical music scene and its relevance to Egyptians now

Between 28 April and 3 May, Cairo saw the first round of the Contemporary Music Days, a festival organised by the European-Egyptian Contemporary Society

A composition master class held on 30 April, within the frame of the Cairo Contemporary Music Days, turns its focus to music and humanity as a whole

Tunisian singer and songwriter Abir Nasrawi returns to Cairo as part of Al Mawred Al Thakafy - Culture Resource - Spring Music Festival to present her "revolutionised" tunes to Egypt

Cairo Contemporary Music Days 2011 kicks off today until 3 May, featuring modern classic music concerts and workshops

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