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It is like a jungle sometimes unless you invented DJing with two turntables and a microphone back in the late seventies. Without the Grandmaster there would be no MC busting loose over your favourite hip hop jams, nobody scratching or mixing records and no grooves on the radio. The godfather of this genre, Grandmaster Flash, is coming to Castlebar this October 30 when he takes to the wheels of steel at Choice at the Royal. Grandmaster Flash introduced us to the seminal classics ‘White Lines’ and ‘The Message’ and in 2007 became the first hip-hop artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame.

SCHIPHOL AIRPORT, one of the busiest airport hubs in Europe has witnessed many a bizarre journey but perhaps fewer stranger than the personal odyssey that began during a lay-over in 2002.

Danceworld is the west coast’s largest and most successful academy of dance and performance. Hosting more than 250 dancers with classes in Ballina, Castlebar, and Westport, Danceworld has gone from strength to strength, quickly establishing itself as a leader in the provision of entertainment and talent, with a proven track record of the highest standard representing the evolving trends of entertainment, fashion, music, styles of dance, and attitudes.

This summer, Castle Leisure is hosting a three day Hip Hop Dance Skool for 10 to 16 year olds.

MUDDY MAHER’S bar in Woodquay will be hosting a series of gigs and music sessions, catering for jazz, blues, Americana, salsa, world, and roots.

HIP HOP comedy duo Abandoman do not turn up to a show with prepared songs. They create songs based solely on audience suggestions.

Tonight, Friday December 3 The Stables, Mullingar will be hosting brand new Irish jazz fusion band Circumflex, with a host of other talent. Circumflex was started by John Owens and Charlie Bernath, the band’s guitar players, in 2009. Originally a guitar duo the band was formed in August of 2010 adding Mullingar’s own Tommy Moore on bass/vocals and from Maynooth, Hugh Denman on drums.

“THE PHIL Ware Trio are responsible for repeatedly raising the standard to the piano trio in Ireland.”

Jazz Motion Mayo in association with The Kevin Brady Trio has pleased to announce their first jazz workshop will be held at PJ Duffy's in Ballina on September 24. The workshop will be led by three of Ireland's leading jazz talents - Phil Ware (piano), Damian Evans (double bass), and Kevin Brady (drums). The workshop will be followed by a concert from the trio of original compositions and standard songs from the Great American Songbook.

Local favourites, The Swingin' Bluecats will swing into action in the beer garden of The Left Bank this coming Saturday, July 3, from 4-6pm.