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FILM MAKER Neil Jordan has spoken in awe of their "wonderful, shamanistic energy"; The BBC World Review has called their concerts "beautifully euphoric live experiences"; while Bono said, "You get the feeling they lit the fuse for the big bang."

THE HIGH energy, many-headed, collision of world and Irish music that is Kíla comes to Monroe’s Live this Bank Holiday Sunday at 9pm.

The wild, weird, mind altering Irish trad and world music band Kíla have announced that they will play The Black Box on Thursday October 30 at 8.30pm.

The seven members of Kíla come from different musical backgrounds and share a passion to create great music with an ability to absorb influences from across the globe. With its roots in traditional Irish, their music features a strong percussive-like singing and gorgeous melodies driven by a serious rhythmical undercurrent. Kíla have created their own distinctive style of world music, which has won over audiences around the world through their eight recordings to date and their spectacular live performances. Kíla's latest album Gamblers Ballet has been well received and reached the Top 30 in Ireland. Following on from a summer of brilliant and colourful performances at the Electric Picnic and Cois Fharraige festivals, Kíla will play a number of Irish dates this autumn including The Stables, Mullingar this Saturday.

BONO GETS a lot of slagging about a lot of things, but sometimes he is right, like when he described Kíla as creating music that comes from “a timeless place”.

THE WILD, weird, mind altering Irish trad and world music band Kíla make a welcome return to Galway to play Kelly’s, Bridge Street, on Friday November 13.