Abydos Festival Lineup Revealed

Cairo Opera House announced the lineup of the newly founded Abydos Music Festival that will take place in Sohag between March 10 and 12.

The lineup will consist of three iconic Egyptian singers: Ali El Haggar, Medhat Saleh, and Hecham Abbas, in addition, the opening act of the festival will be Sufi Chanter Yassin Al Tohammy.

In the same context, the event is part of the artistic concerts that are hosted in tourist places such as Dandara Music Festival.

Qena Club Theater in upper Egypt hosts a variety of live concerts in the second edition of the “Dandara Festival for Music and Singing” this week, with great evenings for anyone who loves entertainment.

The festival comes as part of Egypt’s plan to achieve inclusion and cultural justice all over the country, especially in the more isolated and neglected governorates.

Through the festival’s programs, the upper Egypt bands, as well as other renowned singers, will conduct master classes and workshops for music students and traditional flook aficionados, according to the festival organizers.

The festival includes a number of concerts and shows, all of them free of charge; they feature prominent Egyptian artists like Hany Shaker, Riham Abdelhakim, Yasser Suliman, Iman Abdel-Ghany, Tarik Al-Arabi, and Minia Folkloric Band.

As part of the official celebration, the Minister of Culture Ines Abdel-Dayem alongside the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Dr. Khaled Al-Anani will attend the opening ceremony of the festival.