Mohammad Syfkhan & Crash Ensemble

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A true sensation, Mohammad Syfkhan as been tearing up venues at home and abroad with is visceral and joyous party sets following the release of his debut album I Am Kurdish on the pioneering Sligo-based independent label, Nyahh Records. Syfkhan is an Irish based Kurdish/Syrian singer and Bouzouki player whose own brand of ecstatic music takes elements from Middle Eastern and North African music to create an atmosphere of joy, love and happiness. Since arriving in Ireland, Mohammad has used the language of music to integrate into the local community by playing at private parties and concerts. He has been playing music since the 1980’s, while living in the city of Raqqa, Syria where he began working as a professional singer and started his own band, The Al-Rabie Band which played concerts, parties, weddings and festivals all over Syria. This unexpected meeting of minds with groundbreaking contemporary group Crash Ensemble is impossible to predict, which is exactly what MusicTown is all about. Expect the unexpected.