Kiruu, Singer/Songwriter

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Noel speaks to KIERAN ALLEN (Kiruu), singer/songwriter.

He talks about his background, how he started playing music, his involvement in different music projects to date, the diversity of his music, where you can find his music and what sort of music he listened to when he was younger.

He plays his songs Sikupendi, a song about gender violence in East Africa; Dance, a song describing what it’s like to dance with someone and Parrot, a song based on jazz.

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Duration: 19'11" DATE: November 6, 2015
Interviewer:Noel McGuinness
Producer:Zandra Ball
Interviewee:Kieran Allen
Themes:Local Arts & Culture
Keywords:Kiruu, Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Pianist, Music, World Music, Arts
LocationDublin Time Period:2015
Type:Sound Language:English
Creator:Near FM Publisher:Near FM
Identifier:NEARFM_20151106_NST_002
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.