Traditional music updates
Afro Celt Sound System & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh are playing together in the Barbican next week. One link is that Caoimhín & Iarla are good friends, but the Barbican prefers: “New music for the global village – a genre-busting hybrid of Irish and African roots, inspired songwriting and dance grooves in a multi-layered swirl of sound.”
2 November 2010 / 19:30
Barbican Hall
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Simon Emmerson, producer and guitarist
James McNally, producer and composer
Iarla O’Lionaird, vocalist and lyricist
Martin Russell, producer and engineer programmer
An exceptional live band, Afro Celt Sound System take to the stage at The National Concert Hall to celebrate the release of Capture, a career spanning double CD that features classic hits from the collective’s five acclaimed studio albums. Crossing many cultural boundaries with many outstanding guest performers Afro Celt Sound System create an aural landscape which take the audience to another level.
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September 4th
When Simon Emmerson began to piece together the Afro Celt Sound System in 1992 he had no idea where the journey would take him. But Emmerson’s fascination with the link between Irish and African traditions introduced him to three like-minded souls – co-producer and multi-instrumentalist James McNally; vocalist and lyricist Iarla Ó Lionáird; co-producer, engineer and programmer Martin Russell. As well as core members Johnny Kalsi and N’Faly Koyate they have been joined by a host of names from Robert Plant to Sinead O Connor, Davy Spillane to Liam O’Flynn, Peter Gabriel and Eileen Ivers to name but a few. (Electric Picnic website >>>)
