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OLEKU BAND:
Nigerian
Afrobeat & Highlife
Authentic Afrobeat and High
Life dance music from all-Nigerian Oleku Band playing a mixture of self
written music and Afrobeat Classics |
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LAZIK:
East
European/Celtic Gipsy Music
B ulgarian,
Serbian, Gypsy, Klezmer mixed with a touch of Irish, Breton and Scottish
music from this popular Cork based sextet |
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BURUNDI
DRUMMERS:
Traditional African Drumming
The Drumming was exclusively performed at major
royal celebrations,
national or religious festivities in Burundi |
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MOTEMA:
Soukous
& Rumba from DR Congo
Authentic Congolese Rumba, Maringa and Soukous with Niwel Tsumbu's Motema. Available as acoustic
Trio or full electric band. |
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AFRICAN ROADSHOW:
Full
African festival 'in a box'
Featuring performances & workshops from Motema & Oleku Band with optional
African music DJ for the full pan-African experience. |
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RAJ PADAM &
KOMAL/UNITY DRUMS:
Music from
India & the Punjab
Classical & modern music
from India Pakistan & the Punjab. Qawwali, Ragas & Reels, with
Tabla, Sitar, Indian Harmonium & Tambura. |
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THE POLSKADOTS:
Music from
North East Europe & Ireland
A musical journey through Scandinavia, North & Eastern Europe and Russia
featuring accordion, fiddle, acoustic guitar and vocals |
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AFRESH:
Music & workshops
from Zimbabwe
Featuring the Mbira & Marimba. With Gabriel
Makamanzi available as an acoustic duo to full electric 7 piece band |
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AFRICAN GOSPEL
CHOIRS:
Devotional
choirs from Ireland's African Communities
Available for festivals, cultural events,
television commercials, private functions and wedding ceremonies nationwide. |
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TXÜTXÜKAN:
Celtic-Basque Gipsy music.
Full on
acoustic gipsy music featuring clarinet, kaval, acoustic bass,
bouzouki, derbouka, guitar & accordion.
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MANU & HIS LATINO
HOUSE:
Music from
Latin America
Salsa
Merengue, Cumbia and hot Latin Jazz from Venezuelan born Manu Ramirez and
his band.
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BANGSAMBRA:
Nu-Jazz, Funk &
Fusion of Indian & Latino music
Featuring Raj Padam on tabla & percussion with
Brazilian trumpeter Tonynho Dos Santos |
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THE FIREFLIES:
Klezmer & Jewish
wedding music
Popular West Cork based traditional acoustic band
playing Klezmer & Jewish wedding Music |
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NANKAMA DRUMMERS:
West African style
drum collective
Rousing African style percussion from this
energetic, colourful, multinational and talented drum collective. |
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HARRY J & THE CONSPIRACY:
Reggae, Jazz, R&B
Roots rock-reggae, ragga,
soul and Jazz from Cork City's King of the Bling, bass player and
vocalist with this much travelled Reggae/Jazz combo. |
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NIWEL TSUMBU:
African Guitar, Jazz, Reggae
African roots guitar from the DR Congo featuring one of the Congo's new
wave of guitar heroes playing Congolese Rumba, Soukous, Maringa & Afri-Jazz |
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WIGGLE:
Digi-Dub, Reggae
Digital Dub Reggae, Jungle Drum & Bass and
Electronica featuring 5 piece Cork based ensemble complete with their
own VJ.
Listen to Wiggle |
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JEROME RIMSON & INNA
CITY BLUES:
Jazz & Blues
Authentic New Orleans Jazz and Chicago Blues from the Detroit hit man
and much revered session bassist. |
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IKARUMBA:
Latin/African/Flamenco
Cork Based ensemble from 2 - 6 people playing electro acoustic 'guitaristta'
music with guitar, cello, percussion and vocals. |
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Khelashi Belly Dance
Tribal Fusion, Romany and Egyptian style.
Performances & Workshops
DJs / MCs
Specialist DJs
Playing
African, Latin, Balkan, Jazz, Caribbean, World fusion - traditional & dance.
Afronova
Dublin based Afrobeat
collective with MCs, DJs, VJs and musicians ‘in the mix’
Bellyman
Cork based Reggae aficionado
and encyclopaedia of Jamaican music; Bellyman plays the hardest, coolest set of
Reggae music from Old Style Studio One rhythms to tomorrow's Ragga and Dancehall.
FeileAfrica Sound System with MC Harry J
Featuring ex Limpopo Club
DJ
Phil B playing everything from ‘hands in the air’ Afro-Pop to hardcore Brazilian
Mangrove Beat and absolutely everything else in between. Accompanied by Rapper
and Ragga vocalist MC Harry J.
