Saturday 05th July 2025
Location: Home Rule Club, 3 John’s Quay, Kilkenny
Anna Tanvir
Anna Tanvir is a singer-harpist and writer of Irish/Indian origin. Born
in Dublin, Anna’s childhood was spent in Ireland, Devon and India.
Over these itinerant years, she developed a repertoire of world
music, singing, and playing instruments from an early age. Anna
studied music at Dartington College of Arts and the Royal Academy
of Music, London. Her music has earned her invitations to perform
at New Morning and Olympia in Paris and she was the ‘Golden Voice’
in Fougeres Voice Festival. Anna has performed in the Summer
Festival of Bourges 17 years consecutively, as well as at a private
birthday party for Mich Jagger and the Dalai Lama’s Sacred Music
Festival in India. She has recorded an album and an EP of traditional
Madagascan music, and has toured extensively with Erick Manana,
Graeme Allwright and Reg Meuross. She has played alongside Ralph
McTell, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh Irish fiddler (Altan), and Liam’
O’Maonlai on RTE’s Late Late Show as well as many more
collaborations in France, Canada, India, Ireland, and Madagascar.
Anna sings in many different languages; traditional melodies, and her
own compositions reflecting her mixed cultural heritage.
Maninder Singh
Maninder is a singer, composer and producer. He has worked in various
musical styles, including experimental funk, rock Jazz- Blues, minimalism,
Reggae and R&B -Jazz style.
Recently, Maninder was awarded a grant from Carlow Arts in Ireland to record,
produce and release the song ‘Mayfly’.
Born in Dehradun, India to Sikh parents, Maninder learnt to play tabla at a very
young age, and accompanied his aunt singing at her live performances. When
he was 15, he taught himself guitar and gradually acquired his own original
playing style, influenced by Red hot chilli peppers, Pink Floyd, Queen, Rage
against the machine, Bob Marley and King Crimson amongst others.
His work as a composer and bass-player, kept him playing with many bands
and performing with many musicians all over India. As a music teacher in his
home town, he taught children who were visually challenged and under-
privileged. He also introduced music and organised the infrastructure to learn
music in many mainstream schools and training centres for civil servants in his
region of Northern India.
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