OPEN-AIR CELEBRATIONS OF WORLD MUSIC IN GALWAY
Sean Agus Nua concerts scheduled for Galway City: August 18th and August 25th, 2007
Following the recent release of the excellent CD, Éagsúlacht!, the Sean Agus Nua initiative has now scheduled two free open-air concerts to take place in August. These events will feature prominent ethnic musicians from diverse regions of the world now based in Galway, and establishing names for themselves locally, in a rousing celebration of the city’s newfound multicultural identity.
The first of these is to take place in the courtyard of Galway City Museum on Saturday, August 18th, between 12am and 4pm. The line-up for this event is as follows:
· Os Immigrantes (Brazilian Samba)
· Night Elvs (Filipino Rock)
· Dusty Banjos (Irish trad)
· Silnamandla (South African female vocal group)
· Granam (eclectic folk combo, featuring musicians of Poland, France and elsewhere).
Then, on Saturday August 25th from 2pm, a further concert of multicultural celebration is to be held in Eyre Square. The line-up for this event is as follows:
Natty Wailer and his band (authentic Jamaican Reggae outfit fronted by former member of the legendary Bob Marley and the Wailers)
The Rye (high-octane fusion of Irish trad, blues and rock, featuring quality musicians from Germany and Ireland)
Vesuwave (Funky Latin Rock, fronted by highly-regarded Italian guitarist / vocalist, Vincenzo Donnarumma)
Cafe Minor (successful Scandinavian quartet, well-known throughout the West of Ireand, who specialise mainly in Gypsy and Klezmer).
Baslowa (very popular and long-established local Congolese Rhumba outfit)
Contact: Brian MacNamara
Mobile: 087 7954940
Email: buttermilklane@yahoo.co.uk
These events are being supported by Ireland West, Towards A City of Equals, Galway Arts Office, and local businesses.