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R铆oghnach Connolly, Sidiki Demb茅l茅 and Shunya

R铆oghnach Connolly, Sidiki Demb茅l茅 and Shunya meet for a musical collaboration that fuses Irish and West African traditions.

Tagann R铆oghnach Connolly, amhr谩na铆 agus fli煤itead贸ir, Sidiki Dmeb茅l茅, ceolt贸ir uirlise 贸n Ch贸sta Eabhair agus Shunya - aka Alan Keary - l茅iritheoir agus ceolt贸ir le ch茅ile san eagr谩n seo.

An sprioc at谩 roimh an tr铆r茅ad seo n谩 saothar nua a chumadh - p铆osa ceoil at谩 煤r 贸 thaobh fuaime de agus a thugann faoiseamh don anam. Cuireann siad seisi煤n ceoil thar a bheith mealltach i l谩thair nuair a bhuaileann traidisi煤in 茅ags煤la le ch茅ile i sp谩s dl煤th, cruthaitheach, l谩n le spiorad, le spont谩ineacht agus le cumhacht an cheoil bheo.

Vocalist and flautist R铆oghnach Connolly joins forces with Ivorian multi-instrumentalist Sidiki Demb茅l茅 and producer and multi-instrumentalist Shunya - aka Alan Keary - for a musical collaboration that is both sonically and spiritually refreshing.

This beguiling session brings together artists from different traditions for intimate, exploratory performances charged with warmth, curiosity and the raw magic of live music.

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29 minutes

Broadcast

  • Mon 2 Mar 2026 22:00