Can I bring my drum?
Salaam aleekum!
I’m from Senegal and I’ll be staying in Galway and Dublin for 6 months. In my spare time, I’d love to perform djembe drum music on Galway and Dublin’s famous busking streets.
I have a few questions for local musicians and buskers:
- Do I need to perform Irish-style music, or can I perform traditional West African rhythms and the music I already know?
- Do buskers usually perform many different songs, or is it okay to repeat the same 2–3 pieces?
- Do I need a permit or permission to busk, or is this strictly enforced if I do?
- Can I perform in the same spot as long as I want, or do buskers usually move along after a certain amount of time and re-start up the street?
- Can I be as loud as I like or is it strict there?
Thank you very much