Dandara Festival for Music and Singing to Kick off on March 3

Qena Club Theater in upper Egypt will host 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.

It is worth mentioning that the activities of the second Dandara Music and Singing Festival in Qena Governorate will be broadcast live on the Egyptian TV channels. The festival running March 3 to 5 at Qena cultural sites