The intimate entertainment and performances at The Irish feature beautiful lounge style music and charming individuals.
Lionnel Cupidon and various Kabann record members performed at the location in February.
The 19 year old, Lionnel Cupidon, has been singing from a young age. His voice is passion-fuelled with an enchanting flair.
Kabann, the musical group created by Cedric Cartier, cover a variety of songs in their own style with soulful flavour.
Previous acts have also included traditional Sega artist Yoan Catherine, Fabien Cornelius who covered Alicia Keys for The Voice (Mauritius) and Irish artist Damien Scanlan.
Damien Scanlan is a Folk musician, originally from Ireland he now resides in Mauritius. This big move happened within just a few months from a job offer.
For those who would wonder about the process of moving to a completely new country, Damien detailed this well in an expat blog 'Mauritius or Bust' (mauritiusorbust.blogspot.co.uk). The general advice given to him did make me giggle: dress as inconspicuously as possible; if lost, do not stand in the street consulting a map; never head towards an incident or disturbance. Those who know Mauritius, will know those strange old beggars and people who get irritated even if you look at them for a second. Damien researched the island thoroughly and learnt of the places to visit, the history & culture.
Almost 4 years since his move I had the chance of speaking with him, and Damien would quaintly end his blog posts with the Irish sign off, so here he is: Do chara, do mhac, do dheartháir..
Please tell us a little about yourself and how you got into music.
I was born in Dublin and as many people know the Irish music scene is bursting with many types of styles and of course, with Dublin being the capital of Ireland, the music scene plays a huge part in the lifestyles of many Dubliners. I began learning to play guitar while I was watching a friend's band practising as a teenager and when they would stop to take a break I would pick up the guitars and play around. The problem was, the guitars were all strung right handed and being a left hander, it took me a long time to develop my skills playing the guitar with my bad hand but I was pretty committed after I became interested and after a few years I was at a decent level.
I always appreciated the Irish Traditional music (in Ireland it's refered to as 'Trad Music') and when I finished university, a DJ and multi-instrumentalist friend of mine introduced me to the more eclectic side of the traditional Irish music scene and began teaching me how to play the Bodhrán (an Irish frame drum that is almost identical to the Mauritian ravanne). One thing I will say about myself is that I'm HUGELY proud of my
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