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Ríoghnach Connolly, Sidiki Dembélé and Shunya

Ríoghnach Connolly, Sidiki Dembélé and Shunya meet for a musical collaboration that fuses Irish and West African traditions.

Tagann Ríoghnach Connolly, amhránaí agus fliúiteadóir, Sidiki Dmebélé, ceoltóir uirlise ón Chósta Eabhair agus Shunya - aka Alan Keary - léiritheoir agus ceoltóir le chéile san eagrán seo.

An sprioc atá roimh an tríréad seo ná saothar nua a chumadh - píosa ceoil atá úr ó thaobh fuaime de agus a thugann faoiseamh don anam. Cuireann siad seisiún ceoil thar a bheith mealltach i láthair nuair a bhuaileann traidisiúin éagsúla le chéile i spás dlúth, cruthaitheach, lán le spiorad, le spontáineacht agus le cumhacht an cheoil bheo.

Vocalist and flautist Ríoghnach Connolly joins forces with Ivorian multi-instrumentalist Sidiki Dembélé and producer and multi-instrumentalist Shunya - aka Alan Keary - for a musical collaboration that is both sonically and spiritually refreshing.

This beguiling session brings together artists from different traditions for intimate, exploratory performances charged with warmth, curiosity and the raw magic of live music.

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29 minutes

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