The Definitive Guide to Living in the Capital , Cairo , Egypt

A series of ongoing exhibitions
are sure to keep you intrigued this weekend. From Darb 17 18’s ‘Maspero’group exhibition, where artists reflect on how their lives and national identity
have been shaped by this architectural icon, to the ‘Contemporary Views IV’ Exhibition
at Al Masar Gallery (which, beware, is closed on Fridays) there is enough
variety to keep anyone intrigued. Don’t forget to check out ‘The Contemporaries’
at Tache Art
Gallery
or ‘To Egypt with Love II’ at the Safer
Khan Art
Gallery along the way.

Come
Friday, we’ll be looking forward to hearing Uss we Laz2 play at El Sawy Culturewheel
again; their versatile music takes a unique twist on contemporary Egyptian
songs and always leaves us wanting more. If you have a certain craving to hear
marimba expertly played this weekend then don’t miss Nesma Abdel Aziz and her
ensemble’s performance in Cairo Opera House’s Open-Air Theatre. In
case you’re not quite ready for bed at this point, you can head to After Eight to
enjoy the funk rock group Salalem; they’ll be on stage till closing.

After
the instant success of the TokTok 2 comic books, we can’t wait to see what TokTok 3 has in store for us at Townhouse Gallery’s
launch party for the newest installment in the series on Saturday.
If there’s something else that you don’t get to experience every day, it’s the group Spunky
Dynamite playing their funk, Latin, and rock and roll dance hits at the H501
bar in Heliopolis. If that’s a little too far out for
you at the end of the weekend, then you can always catch Taxi band playing at the Cairo Jazz Club. If
experimental music is more your style this weekend then you can’t miss local
group Hoga playing oriental jazz at El Sawy Culturewheel.

There are definitely more than enough things to keep you busy this weekend in Cairo; have fun and enjoy!