Layali Dubai featuring Ismail Mubarak, Balqees Ahmed and Rabeh Saqer
Sheikh Rashid Hall, Dubai World Trade Centre. Wednesday at 8pm
The two-night Eid music festival at Dubai World Trade Centre kicks off with a concert featuring the Saudi singers Ismail Mubarak and Rabeh Saqer, and with the Emirati songstress Balqees Ahmed. Ahmed will be performing tracks from her successful debut album Majnoon, featuring the hit title track. Tickets start at Dh200 from www.platinumlist.net.
Salim and Sulaiman Merchant
Hall 2, Dubai World Trade Centre. Thursday at 7pm
A night of Bollywood hits is in store, with the duo having crafted key songs for more than 100 Bollywood films and more than 20 television shows throughout their careers. Salim and Sulaiman Merchant's live performances are colourful affairs and blend traditional Hindi music with western, folk and Hindustani influences. Tickets start at Dh145 from www.ticketmaster.ae.
Layali Dubai featuring Ahlam, Shamma Hamdan and Saad Lamjarred
Sheikh Rashid Hall, Dubai World Trade Centre. Thursday at 8pm
The Layali Dubai concerts conclude with the queen and princess of Emirati music. The diva Ahlam will bring all her hits to Dubai and will be joined by Shamma Hamdan, who has fast established a big Gulf fan base after coming to the finals of Arabs' Got Talent in 2012. Rounding off the bill is the Moroccan crooner Saad Lamjarred. Tickets start at Dh200 from www.platinumlist.net.
Shreya Goshal
Nasr Leisureland, Oud Metha, Dubai. Friday at 8.30pm
The Indian playback singer will be joined by a 12-piece dance troupe and the backing vocalist Hrishikesh Ranade for a three-hour, hit-laden Bollywood concert. Renowned for her singing in multiple languages, Goshal will offer something for all with tracks sung in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil and Bengali. Tickets start at Dh75 from www.platinumlist.net.
Ramadan and Eid Festival
Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre until Saturday
It's not just fashion and consumer goods available at the Ramadan and Eid Festival. The popular annual fair is home to numerous demonstrations of traditional Emirati song and dance performed during the afternoon and evening. Sample some culture and nab a bargain all in one place. Free entry. From 4pm to midnight. For details go to www.adnec.ae.
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