Egypt opens 29th edition of Salah El-Din Citadel Festival for Music and Singing

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Egypt’s Minister of Culture Inas Abdel Dayem and President of the Egyptian Opera House Magdy Saber inaugurated, on Sunday, the 29th edition of the Salah El-Din Citadel International Festival for Music and Singing, which is held in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

The festival includes 31 diverse concerts held under the supervision of the Artistic House of Music. The festival will be running for 16 days, starting from 15 August.

During her speech at the opening ceremony, Abdel Dayem said Abdel-Dayem said that Egypt has emphasized throughout history that it is the cradle of civilization.

She added on the Egyptian territory the colors of arts, culture and science grew, and on the banks of its immortal river, history was born.

She asserted that Salah El-Din Castle used to offer security for Egypt, but now the Citadel Festival comes to protect public taste and illuminate the art scene in Egypt and the Arab world.

She explained that holding this festival confirms the state’s insistence on overcoming challenges, asserting the role of the festival as one of Egypt’s soft forces to combat extreme ideologies.

The Culture Minister had also honoured 12 personalities who contributed to enriching the art scene in Egypt and the Arab world, and others who participated in achieving the success of the festival.

The 12 personalities include pianist Amr Selim, singer Amjad Al-Atafi, singer Reem Kamal, opera singer Dalia Farouk and singer Khaled Shahdi.

Then the festival had also presented the first Egyptian to reach the famous competition programme America Got Talent, the young flute recorder beatbox, Medhat Mamdouh.

The opening ceremony concluded with the violin and piano duet Fouad and Munib accompanied by the Cairo Ceremonial Orchestra led by Maestro George Qelta, where they presented a group of their original music.

The singers who will participate in the festival includes Ali El-Haggar, Hani Shaker, Hisham Abbas, Medhat Saleh, accompanied by the famous pianist Amr Selim and his band, Mohamed El-Helou, as well as singer Mai Farouk, Ahmed Effat, Sheikh Yassin Al-Tohamy, Muhammad Hassan, Tariq Al-Arabi (Tarkan and his sons), Carmen Suleiman, Muhammad Mohsen, Jannat, Nesma Mahgoub, Dina Al-Wadidi, Lina Shammian, Soleste Cairo Opera, and Ballet Ensemble. Two concerts will be held each evening.

The Festival’s programme:

Sunday 15 August

8pm: Cairo Symphony Orchestra

10pm: Foud and Mounib 

Monday 16 August

8pm: Talents Development Centre’s Children Choir

10pm: Wust El-Balad band

Tuesday 17 August

8pm: Cairo Cafe band led by Ali Sharaf

10pm: Ahmed Gamal 

Wednesday 18 August

8pm: Yasser Soliman Ensemble for Music and Singing

10pm: Sheikh Yassin El-Tohamy

Thursday 19 August

8pm: Cairo Opera Orchestra and Cairo String Orchestra

10pm: Ali El-Haggar 

Friday 20 August

8pm: Nadia Mostafa 

10pm: Mohamed El-Helw 

Saturday 21 August

8pm: Wael El-Fashni

10pm: Lena Chamamyan 

Sunday 22 August

8pm: Hala Roshdi 

10pm: Tarek Arabi Tourgane 

Monday 23 August

8pm: Hazem Shaheen 

10pm: Carmen Soliman 

Tuesday 24 August

8pm: Nada Sharara 

10pm: Hani Shaker

Wednesday 25 August

8pm: Nouran Abutaleb 

10pm: Hisham Abbas 

Thursday 26 August

8pm: Speed of Hearts band

10pm: Mohamed Mohsen 

Friday 27 August

8pm: Mohsen Hassan 

10pm: Jannat 

Saturday 28 August

8pm: Tabla player Said El-Artist 

10pm: Nesma Mahgoub 

Sunday 29 August

8pm: Boghdady Big Band – jazz concert

10pm: Dina El-Wedidi 

Monday 30 August

8pm: Marimba player Nesma Abdel Aziz 

10pm: Medhat Saleh 

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