Now in its 8th year, the Festival of World Cultures brings global music stars from everywhere from Algeria to Brazil to one three-day event in Dun Laoghaire.

Opening the weekend will be the highly anticipated Irish premier of Abyssinian swing group Éthiopiques featuring Mahmoud Ahmed, Mulatu Astatke, Alemayehu Eshete & The Either/Orchestra, who will play the Pavillion theatre on Friday August 22.

Also performing at the festival will be Tibetan singer Yungchen Lhamo, Brooklyn hip-hop get-up Balkan Beat Box and Parisian Arab rockers Orchestre National De Barbes.

The Festival of World Cultures will take place in various venues in Dun Laoghaire from August 22-24.

Tickets for Éthiopiques, €30, are available now from www.festivalofworldcultures.com.