"This year we bring you diversity from all corners of the globe, from indigenous tribal to urban club life and inventive collaborations featuring Trans-global Underground and Trio Bulgarka - in partnership with the British Council, the exquisite Brazilian Indian music of Marlui Miranda with kora player Ravi and from West Africa Etran Finatawa, a meeting of the Wodaabe and Tuareg people of Niger.
New events include a Festival preview performance on Thursday 24th from the Dasom Dance Company of Korea, a traditional costume show, cookery classes, Déan Nós Bris Nós - an innovative event of old school/new school Gaelic performers, and for the ’insatiable sociables’, International speed dating.
Festival of World Cultures 2006 - Dún Laoghaire
"This year we bring you diversity from all corners of the globe, from indigenous tribal to urban club life and inventive collaborations featuring Trans-global Underground and Trio Bulgarka - in partnership with the British Council, the exquisite Brazilian Indian music of Marlui Miranda with kora player Ravi and from West Africa Etran Finatawa, a meeting of the Wodaabe and Tuareg people of Niger.
New events include a Festival preview performance on Thursday 24th from the Dasom Dance Company of Korea, a traditional costume show, cookery classes, Déan Nós Bris Nós - an innovative event of old school/new school Gaelic performers, and for the ’insatiable sociables’, International speed dating.
# Posted on August 14th 2006 by Ptarmigan
Festival of World Cultures 2006 - Dún Laoghaire
'The Slovak Dulcimer Quartet'
Saturday 26 August 2006 2.00pm
Concourse
"Based in Dublin the Slovak Dulcimer Quartet is a group of young professional Slovak musicians, with a repertoire including classical, folk and jazz."
# Posted on August 14th 2006 by Ptarmigan