'Reggae rebel' Tiken Jah to headline Dun Laoghaire festival

Originally from the Ivory Coast but now exiled in neighbouring Mali after the politically-motivated murder of several of his associates, the 30-year-old has been favourably compared to the likes of Bob Marley and Burning Spear, and scored a major international hit with 2007’s L’Africain.
He’s performing a free gig on the outdoor stage, with precise date and time to be confirmed.

Other highlights include Abyssinian swing merchants Éthiopiques (August 22, Pavillion Theatre); Tibetan a capella vocalist Yungchen Lhamo (August 22, Monkstown Church); West African griots Banaya (August 23, Pavillion Theatre); and Gogol Bordello offshoot Balkan Beat Box (August 24 Purty Kitchen).