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''Róisín Elsafty'' (born in Connemara in the west of Ireland) is a native speaker of Irish and a much praised singer in the sean-nós tradition. Her father, Saber Elsafty, is Egyptian. She comes from a musical family, being the daughter of Treasa Ní Cheannabháin, one of the most admired singers of the region, and having sisters, including Naisrín Elsafty, who are also admired performers. ==Musical career== Róisín made her first recording with her mother in 1996 with ''L'art du sean-nós'' for the French label Buda Musique〔''Irelande: L'art du sean-nós / Ireland: the art of Sean-Nós'', Treasa Ní Cheannabháin and Róisín Elsafty, Buda Musique〕 and has appeared on several other albums. Róisín has performed with Dónal Lunny and accordion player Máirtín O’Connor at the Konzerthaus Großer Saal, Vienna and at the ESB Ceol Festival at the National Concert Hall, Dublin. She has also performed as part of The Irish Consort with tenor John Elwes, Reiko Ichise on bass viol and Siobhán Armstrong playing the traditional wire-strung Irish harp and the European Renaissance harp. In 2007 she released ''Má bhíonn tú liom Bí liom'' (If you are with me, truly be with me), a CD containing both traditional and new material.〔''Má bhíonn tú liom Bí liom: New and Traditional Songs from Connemara''. Vertical Records VERTCD080 (2007).〕 This was produced by Dónal Lunny and features, among others, accordionist Máirtín O’Connor, Ronan Browne on several instruments, and harper Siobhán Armstrong. In 2010, she won an IMA award for Best Sean Nós singer.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.irishmusicassociation.com/irishmusicawards/archive.php?year=2010 )〕 Róisín and her family have links with the Palestine solidarity movement in Ireland, and she has recorded a song called "An Phailistín" (Palestine) in Irish and Arabic in support of Palestinian civil rights. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Róisín Elsafty」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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