Music
01 Jul 08

Éthiopiques for Dun Laoghaire

Éthiopiques have confirmed that they will perform their first Irish gig as part of the Dún Laoghaire Festival of World Cultures this August.

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.