Mohammad Syfkhan presents the album ‘I Am Kurdish’

Originally from Syrian Kurdistan, Mohammad Syfkhan is a singer and player of the bouzouki, a stringed instrument from the lute family. His compositions use elements of Middle Eastern and North African music to create an atmosphere of joy, love and happiness. Syfkhan started playing music in 1980, when he was at university studying nursing. When he graduated, he moved to the city of Raqqa in Syria, where he began working as a professional singer and created his own band, The Al-Rabie Band, which played at concerts, parties, weddings and festivals all over the country.

Mohammad continued to play with his band and work as a surgical nurse until the outbreak of war in 2011, which tragically claimed the life of one of his sons, forcing the family to leave their home and seek refuge in Europe. Three of Mohammad’s children were housed in Germany, while Mohammad, his youngest daughter and his wife were taken in by Ireland. Since then, Mohammad has been spreading the message of the consequences of the fundamentalists’ actions and how their message is far removed from the teachings of love and understanding that he considers to be the true message of Islam.

The songs on ‘I am Kurdish’ were recorded and mixed with the aim of both being heard at a small gathering and played on large club sound systems. Either way, it’s a disc that will make people dance.

10pm (doors open half an hour earlier)

6€ pre-sale, 10€ on the day