Festival of World Cultures 2009
Saturday 29th to Sunday 30th August 2009Dun Laoghaire, Ireland, Ireland
Many free performances (about 90%) plus ticketed events �8 - �38 depending on concert
The Festival of World Cultures is now in its 9th year and takes place over two days, Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th August, in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland.
This year's musical line-up features Malian songstress Oumou Sangare, French singer Jane Birkin, Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan are among the international world musicians headlining this year.
The full programme includes N.C. Lawlor, The Rough Deal String Band, Nell Bryden, Erik Noon and the Future Gypsies, Don Fallo Figueroa y Son Candela, The Louisiana Six, Dermot Byrne, The Mirenda Rosenburg Band, stroha, Shaka, Fadó, Oleg Ponomarev and Drazen Derek, Amrat Hussain Trio, Tarab, Kingston Express!, Emer Mayock & Friends, Discovery Gospel Choir, Steve Cooney and Friends, Danú, Afö, Niwel Tsumbu and Song of the Nations, Puck Fair, Afronova Project Featuring Tony Allen, Orient Express, Kerekes Band, Amrat Hussain Trio, Ma Samba Circus Party, DJ Baz, Natty Wailer and The Reggae Vibes, Dub Colossus, Babylon Circus, DJ Rico, Morro 16 & Shaka Burundi Drummers, Kilfenora Céilí Band, Warsaw Village Band, Les Tambours de Brazza, MaSamba, Hosanna House Gospel Choir, Dulsori, Oumou Sangare, Jane Birkin, Sain Zahoor, Iman, Amrat Hussain, Mr Whippy Soundsystem, Adesa - Akoma Concert, Morro 16, Sambarrada, Club Na Féile, Ariel Hernandez and Dermot Dunne, Niwel Tsumbu's Jazz Trio, Steve Cooney & Friends with DakhaBrakha, The Zoryanna, Bollywood Disco with DJ Glady, Bachir Attar, Eelaeer elaayock & Friends with Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan, Hiralal & Raelaji Gaine, Bahh Band featuring Honey, Son Salsa, Ruaille Buaille & Wicklow Dance Club Sound Clash, Children of Soweto, and elaore.
Dun Laoghaire is set once again for a spectacular global carnival weekend, which will see more than 800 musicians and artists, plus another 1,000 participants and volunteers descend on the seaside town to take part in over 150 live gigs, performances and events throughout the town.
To buy tickets for the music concerts, priced from 8 to 38 depending on concert with many events free, click here.
The Festival offers a kaleidoscopic programme of concerts and club nights, markets, circus, theatre, dance, exhibitions, workshops and activities for children, and a gigantic feast of global arts and cultures.
Other colourful events include the mela, a celebration of South Asia in the People's Park, Health & Harmony - Global Therapies Fair, Eastern Lights - Sky Lantern Event, Spoken Word performances and Salon Culture where you can indulge in therapies from around the globe, or there are educational workshops from Indian rangoli and kite making to Chinese lanterns and woodblock printing audiences at the Mela can also learn to bhangra and gidda dance, play the Indonesian gamelan, relax and have an Indian head massage or henna hand painting, saris or kimonos. Plus, a Bollywood disco, Nepalese nomads, the Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan, and Dulsori. The Festival has India Tourist Board - Incredible India, as a sponsor of the 2009 Mela. Add to this exotic mix tribal belly dance, Japanese calligraphy, Chinese fan making, Indian stilt walkers, Japanese flower arranging, yoga and traditional Indian games and you will see why this day-long celebration of the artistic wealth of South Asia is a highlight of the Festival.
More information will be here when available.
This year's musical line-up features Malian songstress Oumou Sangare, French singer Jane Birkin, Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan are among the international world musicians headlining this year.
The full programme includes N.C. Lawlor, The Rough Deal String Band, Nell Bryden, Erik Noon and the Future Gypsies, Don Fallo Figueroa y Son Candela, The Louisiana Six, Dermot Byrne, The Mirenda Rosenburg Band, stroha, Shaka, Fadó, Oleg Ponomarev and Drazen Derek, Amrat Hussain Trio, Tarab, Kingston Express!, Emer Mayock & Friends, Discovery Gospel Choir, Steve Cooney and Friends, Danú, Afö, Niwel Tsumbu and Song of the Nations, Puck Fair, Afronova Project Featuring Tony Allen, Orient Express, Kerekes Band, Amrat Hussain Trio, Ma Samba Circus Party, DJ Baz, Natty Wailer and The Reggae Vibes, Dub Colossus, Babylon Circus, DJ Rico, Morro 16 & Shaka Burundi Drummers, Kilfenora Céilí Band, Warsaw Village Band, Les Tambours de Brazza, MaSamba, Hosanna House Gospel Choir, Dulsori, Oumou Sangare, Jane Birkin, Sain Zahoor, Iman, Amrat Hussain, Mr Whippy Soundsystem, Adesa - Akoma Concert, Morro 16, Sambarrada, Club Na Féile, Ariel Hernandez and Dermot Dunne, Niwel Tsumbu's Jazz Trio, Steve Cooney & Friends with DakhaBrakha, The Zoryanna, Bollywood Disco with DJ Glady, Bachir Attar, Eelaeer elaayock & Friends with Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan, Hiralal & Raelaji Gaine, Bahh Band featuring Honey, Son Salsa, Ruaille Buaille & Wicklow Dance Club Sound Clash, Children of Soweto, and elaore.
Dun Laoghaire is set once again for a spectacular global carnival weekend, which will see more than 800 musicians and artists, plus another 1,000 participants and volunteers descend on the seaside town to take part in over 150 live gigs, performances and events throughout the town.
To buy tickets for the music concerts, priced from 8 to 38 depending on concert with many events free, click here.
The Festival offers a kaleidoscopic programme of concerts and club nights, markets, circus, theatre, dance, exhibitions, workshops and activities for children, and a gigantic feast of global arts and cultures.
Other colourful events include the mela, a celebration of South Asia in the People's Park, Health & Harmony - Global Therapies Fair, Eastern Lights - Sky Lantern Event, Spoken Word performances and Salon Culture where you can indulge in therapies from around the globe, or there are educational workshops from Indian rangoli and kite making to Chinese lanterns and woodblock printing audiences at the Mela can also learn to bhangra and gidda dance, play the Indonesian gamelan, relax and have an Indian head massage or henna hand painting, saris or kimonos. Plus, a Bollywood disco, Nepalese nomads, the Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan, and Dulsori. The Festival has India Tourist Board - Incredible India, as a sponsor of the 2009 Mela. Add to this exotic mix tribal belly dance, Japanese calligraphy, Chinese fan making, Indian stilt walkers, Japanese flower arranging, yoga and traditional Indian games and you will see why this day-long celebration of the artistic wealth of South Asia is a highlight of the Festival.
More information will be here when available.