Cairo's Golden Age

Cairo’s Golden Age

Name: Cairo’s Golden Age — Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra, Abir el Abed + Youssef Jrifi
Start: 2026-05-15T20:15:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-15T21:45:00+02:00
Location: Muziekgebouw

Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra, Abir el Abed + Youssef Jrifi

Fri 15 May 2026 20:15 - 21:45

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Fri 15 May 2026

20:15 - 21:45

Fri 15 May 2026

20:15 - 21:45

Grote Zaal

Tickets

Program

Umm Kulthum Alf Leila wa Leila / Yemsaharni
Asmahan Ya Habibi Ta‘ala
Warda Fi Youm wa Leila / Khallik Hena
Abdel Halim Hafez Maw‘oud / Ahwak / ‘Ala Hasb Wedad
Mohamed Abdel Wahab Oulli Amallak Eh
Oulaya Ya Tounsiya / Alli Jara

Credits

Amsterdams Andalusisch Orkest
Abir el Abed vocals
Youssef Jrifi vocals

Elias El Houssaini violin, musical director
Jaafar Lougmani viola
Hannelore de Vuyst violin
Mohamed Al Mokhlis violin
Ahmed Khaili percussion
Modar Salama percussion
Youssef Chair percussion

Haytham Safia oud
Marianne Noordink ney, flute
Ahmed El Maai qanun
Lea Besançon cello
Bas Gakeer electric guitar
Daniel van Huffelen double bass
Anas Soudfa keyboards

A musical journey to the golden age of Cairo

The Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra transports you to Cairo’s golden era, a period in which the city blossomed into the cultural and artistic centre of the Arabic world. This vibrant period, spanning from the 1930s to the 1970s, was characterized by an unparalleled growth in film and music. The soloists are Abir el Abed and Youssef Jrifi.

Moroccan singer Abir el Abed is a major name in the Arab music world, partly due to her participation in Arabs Got Talent. Youssef Jrifi is a Moroccan singer and performer, best known for his renditions of Arab music from the 1950s to the 1970s. Both artists have frequently performed on stage with the Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra.

After the explosive growth of cities such as Casablanca, Baghdad, and Cairo, three decades followed that are considered the ‘golden age’ of Arabic film and music. Composers such as Baligh Hamdi, Zakariyyā Aḥmad, Mohamed Abdel Wahab and Riad Al Sunbati, played a vital role, by writing hit songs for icons like Umm Kulthum, Abdel Halim Hafez and Warda Al-Jazairia. Thanks to Radio Cairo, their songs reached millions of listeners throughout the Arabic world.

Attention! Originally, we announced that the program A Tribute to Farid al-Atrash would take place tonight, but that will be held on April 5, 2026. Ticket buyers have received information about this.

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