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ROADMAP MOHAMMAD SYFKHAN Mohammad Syfkhan’s I Am
Kurdish is a triumphant exaltation, an album brimming with love and beauty. It is joy and pain sounded out as an ecstatic fusion of Middle Eastern and African influence, with arrangements old and new seamed through with brilliant bouzouki playing, passionate vocals, untraditional twists and possessed of a rare authenticity of spirit. Released Valentines Day this year, through Nyahh Records, the album has garnered acclaim from The Quietus, The Guardian, and our humble selves. The Syrian-born, Leitrim-based Syfkhan celebrates the launch on the 29th of March in Bello Bar, through Enthusiastic Eunuch, one of Dublin’s champions of strange, brilliant music. Tickets are recommended, as many new fans, as well as most of Ireland’s bustling music community, are sure to be in attendance. Bello Bar, Friday March 29th ABYSS LITERARY MAGAZINE BREAD MAN WALKING Abyss founder, Brian L. Cummins named Dublins newest literary biannual journal for the abyss that he felt many of Ireland’s young writers were throwing their creativity into. This new journal hopes to collect the works of aspiring scribes , and is currently collecting new work to showcase in their inaugural May issue, which will be available digitally island n print.. Submissions are open until the 31st of May, based around the theme of ‘Reanimation’. An exciting addition to the Irish literary canon that you can be a part of. A little social media push has seen this quirky artisan bakery spring from mere sold-out success to near unobtainium levels of adulation. This charming microbakery in Dublin 8 opens for four hours on a Saturday, and slings some unreal sourdough and assorted patisserie. Pre ordering is essential, obviously, and Gerry can be found at the @bread_man_walking handle on Instagram. A BANSHEE LEFT WAILING Kenny Morris, once drummer from goth heavyweights, Siouxsie & The Banshees, is bringing his artistic talents to the hidden gem that is Giovanni Giusti’s Gallery X. Morris’ mixed media works are dark, evocative and layered pieces, celebrated in this beautiful little gallery on Hume Street, that often celebrates surrealist artists, and of a somewhat darker bent. Kenny Morris at Gallery X, 1st - 23rd of March 8