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A WORLD OF DRUMMING Saturday July 26th / The Sugar Club / 8pm HeartBeat Percussion Band (Singapore) - More Info Rashmi V. Bhatt (Tabla) - More Info Seckou Keita (Djembe) - More Info Sean Carpio (Drums) Mouth Organ (Justin Carroll - Organ, Adam Matta - Beatbox) Fadi Hatoum (Darbuka) Audrey Bridgeman (Congas) Brian Fleming & Robbie Harris (Bodhráns) After-show party with Latin band Mangéira and resident DJ Aidan Kavanagh Tickets €10HeartBeat.htmlRashmi.htmlSeckou.htmlshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2
 
JAM SESSION Sunday July 27th / Havana, Georger’s St. / 7pm Close the festival with a Drumming Session at Havana restaurant on South Great Georges’s Street. €Free DIWAN EIREANN Friday July 25th / The Sugar Club / 8pm A collabration between Arabic, Mediterranean and Irish music featuring Syrian virtuoso musician Abdullah Chhadeh (Qanun) Rosin Elsafty (Vocals) Emer Mayock (Flute, Pipes) Francesco Turrisi (Percussion, Piano) Nick Roth (Sax, Clarinet) Tickets €10 CHERRY ORCHARD Friday July 25th / Cherry Orchard Equine Centre / 8pm The Cherry Orchard drummers provide the rhythms for the dance and acrobatic skills of Oficina de Capoeira and Hakuna Matata. €Free BIG BANG 3 Sunday July 27th / Civic Office Amphitheatre, Woodquay, Temple Bar / 11am Drummers and drumming groups from all over the city converge as part of the Big Bang Festival in conjunction with the 'Kings of Concrete' festival at the Civic Offices Amphitheatre, Woodquay in Temple Bar’s west end for an amazing live event. €Free - All welcome for a great day out! BANG THE PARTY Friday July 25th / The Pod / 11pm - 3pm (In association with STEREOTONIC) Brand new Dublin Blocco Morro 16 will be performing an ass swinging Samba session in the club, starting in the courtyard and jamming their way onto the club dancefloor. Before an after Tayor, Mike Black & our now ex-pat Steve Egri will be dropping the house beats keeping within the carnival vibe. €10