Kíla is an Irish folk music group formed in 1987 in Irish language secondary school Coláiste Eóin in County Dublin.
The seven members, all from Dublin, 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, it features a strong percussive like singing and melodies driven by a serious rhythmical undercurrent
Kíla fuse the effects of their own melodies and Irish (Gaelic) lyrics, Irish folk instruments such as whistles, fiddles, Uilleann pipes, bones and bodhrán with djembe, congas, drums, mandolins, brass, and acoustic/electric/ bass guitars. Kíla’s eight members come from the differing musical backgrounds of traditional, classical, and rock.
References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%ADla
albums by Kíla
Songs by Kíla
