There was drumming, clapping, dancing and harmony singing at a Dublin pub today as Trócaire announced detail of a “mini-festival” in the city later this month.
Marking the overseas development charity's 40th anniversary, the gig's highlights will include multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Hickey (RSAG) and the Dublin Afro-Beat Ensemble whose 14 members are drawn from nine countries. DJ Donal Dinneen will reassemble his project Parish which will include Congolese guitarist Niwel Tsumbu and vocalist Aminah Dastan.
“We’re aiming for an early festival vibe” with the event starting at 5pm and acts playing and inside and outside on the rooftop garden with market and food stalls , Joanna McGarry campaigns officer of Trócaire said.
The event at the Grand Social on Liffey Street will showcase Trócaire’s work over the last four decades and highlight its campaigns such climate change and underlying causes of hunger, she said.
Fans of Jeremy Hickey (RSAG/Rarely Seen Above Ground) are in for a sneak peak of his new work. He will be performing “a lot of new tunes” on the night as he is in the middle of recording an album which has a “new futuristic kind of sound”, he said.
The acts have an eclectic international flavour with Nigerian folk drummers Talking Drums beginning the day and later performances from Ugandan singer Justine Nantale, Malaysian/Irish dub, soul, reggae act Madu, intercultural Dublin Gospel Choir.
A diverse range of musical tastes will be catered for with bluegrass act Gypsy Rebel Rabble and indie band The Notas while DJs Groovement Soul will provide entertainment until the early hours.
TrocaireLive takes place on April 27th from 5pm. Entry is free before 7pm and €10 after 7pm.