An enigmatic headliner you can cherish afterwards

An enigmatic headliner? Not after this night! Syrian Kurd Mohammad Syfkhan (IE) was once a surgical nurse but was forced to flee to Ireland after IS killed one of his sons. In Ireland, this bouzouki player was soon picked up by alternative folk sensation Lankum. His debut I am Kurdish was released via the super-interesting Nyahh Records (see also: One Leg One Eye, the project of Lankum frontman Ian Lynch). Boomkat on this: "Remarkable stuff." The Quietus: "'I Am Kurdish' takes his domestic influences and fuses them with music from beyond those regions, from North African folk rhythms to Turkish psychedelia. Immensely impressive!"

You can read more about Mohammad Syfkhan's story here.