BoolaBoom: 13 horns, 10 samba drummers, and a whole lot of Cork attitude 

BoolaBoom are the Cork-born big band that mix Latin sounds with house influences to produce some of the best festival vibes you'll hear this summer 

Darragh O'Connor and BoolaBoom. Picture: Simon Curran

What happens when a 24-piece brass band meets house music? Shuffle, a carnival-esque, anthemic track that wouldn’t feel out of place on a dancefloor, and the latest from Cork band BoolaBoom. 

BoolaBoom is a super-sized brass and percussion big-band – 13 horn players, ten samba drummers and one repinique, to be exact – and a budding collaboration between some of Cork's top jazz musicians and drummers from the Cork City Samba Band.