tag:flickr.com,2005:http://www.flickr.com/photos/80824546@N00/sets/72157618646273838 http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3462/3261230117_28164a4036_s.jpg Africa Day – which falls annually on 25th May – is designated by the African Union as a celebration of African diversity and success, and as an opportunity to highlight the cultural and economic potential that the continent offers. In order to draw attention to Ireland's long relationship with many parts of Africa Irish Aid, the Government’s overseas development programme, has organised ‘Africa Day @ Iveagh Gardens’. 2009-05-28T22:55:53Z Flickr http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gif tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/3573818599/in/set-72157618646273838 2009-05-28T22:55:53Z 2009-05-28T22:55:53Z 2009-05-28T15:55:52-08:00 <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/">infomatique</a> posted a video:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3573818599/" title="Edo United Association From Cork (Africa Day 2009)"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2484/3573818599_9d32d63564_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Edo United Association From Cork (Africa Day 2009)" /></a></p> <p>This group had a great day.</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k5pXF4ZeuO0C-aGexezrkxRJic0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k5pXF4ZeuO0C-aGexezrkxRJic0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k5pXF4ZeuO0C-aGexezrkxRJic0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k5pXF4ZeuO0C-aGexezrkxRJic0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=LQGlEdsbuyI:3wkq8l8iTFE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=LQGlEdsbuyI:3wkq8l8iTFE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=LQGlEdsbuyI:3wkq8l8iTFE:YwkR-u9nhCs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=YwkR-u9nhCs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=LQGlEdsbuyI:3wkq8l8iTFE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=LQGlEdsbuyI:3wkq8l8iTFE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=LQGlEdsbuyI:3wkq8l8iTFE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=LQGlEdsbuyI:3wkq8l8iTFE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=LQGlEdsbuyI:3wkq8l8iTFE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=LQGlEdsbuyI:3wkq8l8iTFE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=LQGlEdsbuyI:3wkq8l8iTFE:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=LQGlEdsbuyI:3wkq8l8iTFE:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=LQGlEdsbuyI:3wkq8l8iTFE:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=LQGlEdsbuyI:3wkq8l8iTFE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=LQGlEdsbuyI:3wkq8l8iTFE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=LQGlEdsbuyI:3wkq8l8iTFE:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ContentFromAfricaDay2009/~4/LQGlEdsbuyI" height="1" width="1"/> infomatique http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3573818599/in/set-72157618646273838/ tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/3571802344/in/set-72157618646273838 2009-05-27T23:23:56Z 2009-05-27T23:23:56Z 2009-05-27T16:23:53-08:00 <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/">infomatique</a> posted a video:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3571802344/" title="Kenny-Gilmore (Short Video)"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3565/3571802344_67d02b5c80_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="Kenny-Gilmore (Short Video)" /></a></p> <p>A brief extract from his performance in Iveagh Gardens (Africa Day 2009)</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YTJOwDDjh2o9KQL6UbNqOMjTSTM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YTJOwDDjh2o9KQL6UbNqOMjTSTM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YTJOwDDjh2o9KQL6UbNqOMjTSTM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YTJOwDDjh2o9KQL6UbNqOMjTSTM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=3CXJb0c-o24:Nr_n9cbopeA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=3CXJb0c-o24:Nr_n9cbopeA:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=3CXJb0c-o24:Nr_n9cbopeA:YwkR-u9nhCs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=YwkR-u9nhCs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=3CXJb0c-o24:Nr_n9cbopeA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=3CXJb0c-o24:Nr_n9cbopeA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=3CXJb0c-o24:Nr_n9cbopeA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=3CXJb0c-o24:Nr_n9cbopeA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=3CXJb0c-o24:Nr_n9cbopeA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=3CXJb0c-o24:Nr_n9cbopeA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=3CXJb0c-o24:Nr_n9cbopeA:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=3CXJb0c-o24:Nr_n9cbopeA:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=3CXJb0c-o24:Nr_n9cbopeA:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=3CXJb0c-o24:Nr_n9cbopeA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=3CXJb0c-o24:Nr_n9cbopeA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=3CXJb0c-o24:Nr_n9cbopeA:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ContentFromAfricaDay2009/~4/3CXJb0c-o24" height="1" width="1"/> infomatique http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3571802344/in/set-72157618646273838/ tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/3570952771/in/set-72157618646273838 2009-05-27T23:05:00Z 2009-05-27T23:05:00Z 2009-05-24T19:05:09-08:00 <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/">infomatique</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3570952771/" title="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3332/3570952771_03847c1bbd_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin" /></a></p> <p>When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).<br /> <br /> The organisers were expecting 20,000 visitors but as you can see from my photographs this number was greatly exceeded and as a result the volunteers were were very much over worked. The police were highly amused by the fact some people were were sneaking in to the event (which was free) across a wall on Hatch Street.<br /> <br /> The main stage featured many top class performers but as far as I was concerned the breakout stage was the the place to be because that was all the fun was to be found. It was also the place where all the younger Africans congregated. Talking about fun there was plenty of this to be had at the Ebo tent where Africans from Cork were providing much unscheduled entertainment.<br /> <br /> I was a bit surprised to come across Wassa Wassa performing on the fringe of the event. They were excellent which makes one wonder why they were not featured on one the to formal stages or listed in the official programme. Anyway, I will watch out for these guys in the future as it should be interesting to see how far they can progress.<br /> <br /> <br /> When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WBDtrzaaw7rgnydVYv1TgoqCNu0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WBDtrzaaw7rgnydVYv1TgoqCNu0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WBDtrzaaw7rgnydVYv1TgoqCNu0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WBDtrzaaw7rgnydVYv1TgoqCNu0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=381Lja_PH4g:1CSjE-BIAVE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=381Lja_PH4g:1CSjE-BIAVE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=381Lja_PH4g:1CSjE-BIAVE:YwkR-u9nhCs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=YwkR-u9nhCs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=381Lja_PH4g:1CSjE-BIAVE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=381Lja_PH4g:1CSjE-BIAVE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=381Lja_PH4g:1CSjE-BIAVE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=381Lja_PH4g:1CSjE-BIAVE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=381Lja_PH4g:1CSjE-BIAVE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=381Lja_PH4g:1CSjE-BIAVE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=381Lja_PH4g:1CSjE-BIAVE:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=381Lja_PH4g:1CSjE-BIAVE:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=381Lja_PH4g:1CSjE-BIAVE:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=381Lja_PH4g:1CSjE-BIAVE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=381Lja_PH4g:1CSjE-BIAVE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=381Lja_PH4g:1CSjE-BIAVE:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ContentFromAfricaDay2009/~4/381Lja_PH4g" height="1" width="1"/> infomatique http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3570952771/in/set-72157618646273838/ tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/3570948619/in/set-72157618646273838 2009-05-27T23:03:09Z 2009-05-27T23:03:09Z 2009-05-24T19:05:08-08:00 <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/">infomatique</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3570948619/" title="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2435/3570948619_8d608b33b5_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin" /></a></p> <p>When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).<br /> <br /> The organisers were expecting 20,000 visitors but as you can see from my photographs this number was greatly exceeded and as a result the volunteers were were very much over worked. The police were highly amused by the fact some people were were sneaking in to the event (which was free) across a wall on Hatch Street.<br /> <br /> The main stage featured many top class performers but as far as I was concerned the breakout stage was the the place to be because that was all the fun was to be found. It was also the place where all the younger Africans congregated. Talking about fun there was plenty of this to be had at the Ebo tent where Africans from Cork were providing much unscheduled entertainment.<br /> <br /> I was a bit surprised to come across Wassa Wassa performing on the fringe of the event. They were excellent which makes one wonder why they were not featured on one the to formal stages or listed in the official programme. Anyway, I will watch out for these guys in the future as it should be interesting to see how far they can progress.<br /> <br /> <br /> When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5WwWS5W2qgjioyxCU3LTtiDOGDk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5WwWS5W2qgjioyxCU3LTtiDOGDk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5WwWS5W2qgjioyxCU3LTtiDOGDk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5WwWS5W2qgjioyxCU3LTtiDOGDk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=CaZqVPeB7BI:F4S_93o6-VE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=CaZqVPeB7BI:F4S_93o6-VE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=CaZqVPeB7BI:F4S_93o6-VE:YwkR-u9nhCs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=YwkR-u9nhCs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=CaZqVPeB7BI:F4S_93o6-VE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=CaZqVPeB7BI:F4S_93o6-VE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=CaZqVPeB7BI:F4S_93o6-VE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=CaZqVPeB7BI:F4S_93o6-VE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=CaZqVPeB7BI:F4S_93o6-VE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=CaZqVPeB7BI:F4S_93o6-VE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=CaZqVPeB7BI:F4S_93o6-VE:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=CaZqVPeB7BI:F4S_93o6-VE:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=CaZqVPeB7BI:F4S_93o6-VE:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=CaZqVPeB7BI:F4S_93o6-VE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=CaZqVPeB7BI:F4S_93o6-VE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=CaZqVPeB7BI:F4S_93o6-VE:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ContentFromAfricaDay2009/~4/CaZqVPeB7BI" height="1" width="1"/> infomatique http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3570948619/in/set-72157618646273838/ tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/3570944393/in/set-72157618646273838 2009-05-27T23:00:54Z 2009-05-27T23:00:54Z 2009-05-24T19:05:06-08:00 <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/">infomatique</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3570944393/" title="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3644/3570944393_9801c20774_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin" /></a></p> <p>When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).<br /> <br /> The organisers were expecting 20,000 visitors but as you can see from my photographs this number was greatly exceeded and as a result the volunteers were were very much over worked. The police were highly amused by the fact some people were were sneaking in to the event (which was free) across a wall on Hatch Street.<br /> <br /> The main stage featured many top class performers but as far as I was concerned the breakout stage was the the place to be because that was all the fun was to be found. It was also the place where all the younger Africans congregated. Talking about fun there was plenty of this to be had at the Ebo tent where Africans from Cork were providing much unscheduled entertainment.<br /> <br /> I was a bit surprised to come across Wassa Wassa performing on the fringe of the event. They were excellent which makes one wonder why they were not featured on one the to formal stages or listed in the official programme. Anyway, I will watch out for these guys in the future as it should be interesting to see how far they can progress.<br /> <br /> <br /> When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WVsCIGSn1HbwhMhZoAdtHhduu8E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WVsCIGSn1HbwhMhZoAdtHhduu8E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WVsCIGSn1HbwhMhZoAdtHhduu8E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WVsCIGSn1HbwhMhZoAdtHhduu8E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=-NmzSzeEhYQ:KsdDFJX3fvQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=-NmzSzeEhYQ:KsdDFJX3fvQ:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=-NmzSzeEhYQ:KsdDFJX3fvQ:YwkR-u9nhCs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=YwkR-u9nhCs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=-NmzSzeEhYQ:KsdDFJX3fvQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=-NmzSzeEhYQ:KsdDFJX3fvQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=-NmzSzeEhYQ:KsdDFJX3fvQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=-NmzSzeEhYQ:KsdDFJX3fvQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=-NmzSzeEhYQ:KsdDFJX3fvQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=-NmzSzeEhYQ:KsdDFJX3fvQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=-NmzSzeEhYQ:KsdDFJX3fvQ:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=-NmzSzeEhYQ:KsdDFJX3fvQ:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=-NmzSzeEhYQ:KsdDFJX3fvQ:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=-NmzSzeEhYQ:KsdDFJX3fvQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=-NmzSzeEhYQ:KsdDFJX3fvQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=-NmzSzeEhYQ:KsdDFJX3fvQ:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ContentFromAfricaDay2009/~4/-NmzSzeEhYQ" height="1" width="1"/> infomatique http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3570944393/in/set-72157618646273838/ tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/3571747194/in/set-72157618646273838 2009-05-27T22:59:03Z 2009-05-27T22:59:03Z 2009-05-24T19:05:05-08:00 <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/">infomatique</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3571747194/" title="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3379/3571747194_e3d7d38a6a_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin" /></a></p> <p>When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).<br /> <br /> The organisers were expecting 20,000 visitors but as you can see from my photographs this number was greatly exceeded and as a result the volunteers were were very much over worked. The police were highly amused by the fact some people were were sneaking in to the event (which was free) across a wall on Hatch Street.<br /> <br /> The main stage featured many top class performers but as far as I was concerned the breakout stage was the the place to be because that was all the fun was to be found. It was also the place where all the younger Africans congregated. Talking about fun there was plenty of this to be had at the Ebo tent where Africans from Cork were providing much unscheduled entertainment.<br /> <br /> I was a bit surprised to come across Wassa Wassa performing on the fringe of the event. They were excellent which makes one wonder why they were not featured on one the to formal stages or listed in the official programme. Anyway, I will watch out for these guys in the future as it should be interesting to see how far they can progress.<br /> <br /> <br /> When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lHKvvvfYbygpN7bPHbYXNsKsRB0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lHKvvvfYbygpN7bPHbYXNsKsRB0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lHKvvvfYbygpN7bPHbYXNsKsRB0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lHKvvvfYbygpN7bPHbYXNsKsRB0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=lGTHEAwtms4:PY-zEyEP7Eo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=lGTHEAwtms4:PY-zEyEP7Eo:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=lGTHEAwtms4:PY-zEyEP7Eo:YwkR-u9nhCs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=YwkR-u9nhCs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=lGTHEAwtms4:PY-zEyEP7Eo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=lGTHEAwtms4:PY-zEyEP7Eo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=lGTHEAwtms4:PY-zEyEP7Eo:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=lGTHEAwtms4:PY-zEyEP7Eo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=lGTHEAwtms4:PY-zEyEP7Eo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=lGTHEAwtms4:PY-zEyEP7Eo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=lGTHEAwtms4:PY-zEyEP7Eo:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=lGTHEAwtms4:PY-zEyEP7Eo:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=lGTHEAwtms4:PY-zEyEP7Eo:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=lGTHEAwtms4:PY-zEyEP7Eo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=lGTHEAwtms4:PY-zEyEP7Eo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=lGTHEAwtms4:PY-zEyEP7Eo:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ContentFromAfricaDay2009/~4/lGTHEAwtms4" height="1" width="1"/> infomatique http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3571747194/in/set-72157618646273838/ tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/3570936087/in/set-72157618646273838 2009-05-27T22:57:27Z 2009-05-27T22:57:27Z 2009-05-24T19:05:04-08:00 <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/">infomatique</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3570936087/" title="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2471/3570936087_b550d91a41_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin" /></a></p> <p>When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).<br /> <br /> The organisers were expecting 20,000 visitors but as you can see from my photographs this number was greatly exceeded and as a result the volunteers were were very much over worked. The police were highly amused by the fact some people were were sneaking in to the event (which was free) across a wall on Hatch Street.<br /> <br /> The main stage featured many top class performers but as far as I was concerned the breakout stage was the the place to be because that was all the fun was to be found. It was also the place where all the younger Africans congregated. Talking about fun there was plenty of this to be had at the Ebo tent where Africans from Cork were providing much unscheduled entertainment.<br /> <br /> I was a bit surprised to come across Wassa Wassa performing on the fringe of the event. They were excellent which makes one wonder why they were not featured on one the to formal stages or listed in the official programme. Anyway, I will watch out for these guys in the future as it should be interesting to see how far they can progress.<br /> <br /> <br /> When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QuX6WxK2NLWa_NYocXcj0NfeXcA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QuX6WxK2NLWa_NYocXcj0NfeXcA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QuX6WxK2NLWa_NYocXcj0NfeXcA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QuX6WxK2NLWa_NYocXcj0NfeXcA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=kozyZlCEdXY:9-olx2BxwMc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=kozyZlCEdXY:9-olx2BxwMc:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=kozyZlCEdXY:9-olx2BxwMc:YwkR-u9nhCs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=YwkR-u9nhCs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=kozyZlCEdXY:9-olx2BxwMc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=kozyZlCEdXY:9-olx2BxwMc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=kozyZlCEdXY:9-olx2BxwMc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=kozyZlCEdXY:9-olx2BxwMc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=kozyZlCEdXY:9-olx2BxwMc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=kozyZlCEdXY:9-olx2BxwMc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=kozyZlCEdXY:9-olx2BxwMc:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=kozyZlCEdXY:9-olx2BxwMc:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=kozyZlCEdXY:9-olx2BxwMc:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=kozyZlCEdXY:9-olx2BxwMc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=kozyZlCEdXY:9-olx2BxwMc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=kozyZlCEdXY:9-olx2BxwMc:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ContentFromAfricaDay2009/~4/kozyZlCEdXY" height="1" width="1"/> infomatique http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3570936087/in/set-72157618646273838/ tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/3570932115/in/set-72157618646273838 2009-05-27T22:55:43Z 2009-05-27T22:55:43Z 2009-05-24T19:05:03-08:00 <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/">infomatique</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3570932115/" title="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3385/3570932115_eaf03db96e_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin" /></a></p> <p>When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).<br /> <br /> The organisers were expecting 20,000 visitors but as you can see from my photographs this number was greatly exceeded and as a result the volunteers were were very much over worked. The police were highly amused by the fact some people were were sneaking in to the event (which was free) across a wall on Hatch Street.<br /> <br /> The main stage featured many top class performers but as far as I was concerned the breakout stage was the the place to be because that was all the fun was to be found. It was also the place where all the younger Africans congregated. Talking about fun there was plenty of this to be had at the Ebo tent where Africans from Cork were providing much unscheduled entertainment.<br /> <br /> I was a bit surprised to come across Wassa Wassa performing on the fringe of the event. They were excellent which makes one wonder why they were not featured on one the to formal stages or listed in the official programme. Anyway, I will watch out for these guys in the future as it should be interesting to see how far they can progress.<br /> <br /> <br /> When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OwoJcXjvwws5DsS5KcXZPBpAv74/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OwoJcXjvwws5DsS5KcXZPBpAv74/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OwoJcXjvwws5DsS5KcXZPBpAv74/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OwoJcXjvwws5DsS5KcXZPBpAv74/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=nov1vC06DfY:hW1qYvSo3VM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=nov1vC06DfY:hW1qYvSo3VM:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=nov1vC06DfY:hW1qYvSo3VM:YwkR-u9nhCs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=YwkR-u9nhCs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=nov1vC06DfY:hW1qYvSo3VM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=nov1vC06DfY:hW1qYvSo3VM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=nov1vC06DfY:hW1qYvSo3VM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=nov1vC06DfY:hW1qYvSo3VM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=nov1vC06DfY:hW1qYvSo3VM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=nov1vC06DfY:hW1qYvSo3VM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=nov1vC06DfY:hW1qYvSo3VM:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=nov1vC06DfY:hW1qYvSo3VM:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=nov1vC06DfY:hW1qYvSo3VM:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=nov1vC06DfY:hW1qYvSo3VM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=nov1vC06DfY:hW1qYvSo3VM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=nov1vC06DfY:hW1qYvSo3VM:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ContentFromAfricaDay2009/~4/nov1vC06DfY" height="1" width="1"/> infomatique http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3570932115/in/set-72157618646273838/ tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/3571733968/in/set-72157618646273838 2009-05-27T22:53:25Z 2009-05-27T22:53:25Z 2009-05-24T19:04:31-08:00 <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/">infomatique</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3571733968/" title="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3320/3571733968_84a6d3d96b_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin" /></a></p> <p>When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).<br /> <br /> The organisers were expecting 20,000 visitors but as you can see from my photographs this number was greatly exceeded and as a result the volunteers were were very much over worked. The police were highly amused by the fact some people were were sneaking in to the event (which was free) across a wall on Hatch Street.<br /> <br /> The main stage featured many top class performers but as far as I was concerned the breakout stage was the the place to be because that was all the fun was to be found. It was also the place where all the younger Africans congregated. Talking about fun there was plenty of this to be had at the Ebo tent where Africans from Cork were providing much unscheduled entertainment.<br /> <br /> I was a bit surprised to come across Wassa Wassa performing on the fringe of the event. They were excellent which makes one wonder why they were not featured on one the to formal stages or listed in the official programme. Anyway, I will watch out for these guys in the future as it should be interesting to see how far they can progress.<br /> <br /> <br /> When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VaoKRaSBUaqU_OJmTzsaaFtbQ_Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VaoKRaSBUaqU_OJmTzsaaFtbQ_Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VaoKRaSBUaqU_OJmTzsaaFtbQ_Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VaoKRaSBUaqU_OJmTzsaaFtbQ_Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=EaTS71NLt_c:HBv7cuEqzuM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=EaTS71NLt_c:HBv7cuEqzuM:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=EaTS71NLt_c:HBv7cuEqzuM:YwkR-u9nhCs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=YwkR-u9nhCs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=EaTS71NLt_c:HBv7cuEqzuM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=EaTS71NLt_c:HBv7cuEqzuM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=EaTS71NLt_c:HBv7cuEqzuM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=EaTS71NLt_c:HBv7cuEqzuM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=EaTS71NLt_c:HBv7cuEqzuM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=EaTS71NLt_c:HBv7cuEqzuM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=EaTS71NLt_c:HBv7cuEqzuM:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=EaTS71NLt_c:HBv7cuEqzuM:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=EaTS71NLt_c:HBv7cuEqzuM:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=EaTS71NLt_c:HBv7cuEqzuM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=EaTS71NLt_c:HBv7cuEqzuM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=EaTS71NLt_c:HBv7cuEqzuM:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ContentFromAfricaDay2009/~4/EaTS71NLt_c" height="1" width="1"/> infomatique http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3571733968/in/set-72157618646273838/ tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/3570922673/in/set-72157618646273838 2009-05-27T22:51:40Z 2009-05-27T22:51:40Z 2009-05-24T19:04:11-08:00 <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/">infomatique</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3570922673/" title="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2451/3570922673_55d24038a8_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin" /></a></p> <p>When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).<br /> <br /> The organisers were expecting 20,000 visitors but as you can see from my photographs this number was greatly exceeded and as a result the volunteers were were very much over worked. The police were highly amused by the fact some people were were sneaking in to the event (which was free) across a wall on Hatch Street.<br /> <br /> The main stage featured many top class performers but as far as I was concerned the breakout stage was the the place to be because that was all the fun was to be found. It was also the place where all the younger Africans congregated. Talking about fun there was plenty of this to be had at the Ebo tent where Africans from Cork were providing much unscheduled entertainment.<br /> <br /> I was a bit surprised to come across Wassa Wassa performing on the fringe of the event. They were excellent which makes one wonder why they were not featured on one the to formal stages or listed in the official programme. Anyway, I will watch out for these guys in the future as it should be interesting to see how far they can progress.<br /> <br /> <br /> When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lv78kvCsAfCbjZLijKWlZl50WkE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lv78kvCsAfCbjZLijKWlZl50WkE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lv78kvCsAfCbjZLijKWlZl50WkE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lv78kvCsAfCbjZLijKWlZl50WkE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=KhUeMo0fx_0:BieBWXlYowE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=KhUeMo0fx_0:BieBWXlYowE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=KhUeMo0fx_0:BieBWXlYowE:YwkR-u9nhCs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=YwkR-u9nhCs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=KhUeMo0fx_0:BieBWXlYowE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=KhUeMo0fx_0:BieBWXlYowE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=KhUeMo0fx_0:BieBWXlYowE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=KhUeMo0fx_0:BieBWXlYowE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=KhUeMo0fx_0:BieBWXlYowE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=KhUeMo0fx_0:BieBWXlYowE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=KhUeMo0fx_0:BieBWXlYowE:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=KhUeMo0fx_0:BieBWXlYowE:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=KhUeMo0fx_0:BieBWXlYowE:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=KhUeMo0fx_0:BieBWXlYowE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=KhUeMo0fx_0:BieBWXlYowE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=KhUeMo0fx_0:BieBWXlYowE:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ContentFromAfricaDay2009/~4/KhUeMo0fx_0" height="1" width="1"/> infomatique http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3570922673/in/set-72157618646273838/ tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/3571726434/in/set-72157618646273838 2009-05-27T22:50:13Z 2009-05-27T22:50:13Z 2009-05-24T19:04:11-08:00 <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/">infomatique</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3571726434/" title="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2430/3571726434_f706723f4b_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin" /></a></p> <p>When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).<br /> <br /> The organisers were expecting 20,000 visitors but as you can see from my photographs this number was greatly exceeded and as a result the volunteers were were very much over worked. The police were highly amused by the fact some people were were sneaking in to the event (which was free) across a wall on Hatch Street.<br /> <br /> The main stage featured many top class performers but as far as I was concerned the breakout stage was the the place to be because that was all the fun was to be found. It was also the place where all the younger Africans congregated. Talking about fun there was plenty of this to be had at the Ebo tent where Africans from Cork were providing much unscheduled entertainment.<br /> <br /> I was a bit surprised to come across Wassa Wassa performing on the fringe of the event. They were excellent which makes one wonder why they were not featured on one the to formal stages or listed in the official programme. Anyway, I will watch out for these guys in the future as it should be interesting to see how far they can progress.<br /> <br /> <br /> When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bExa9HrwRPGFLRTrCT5UC_YrYs4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bExa9HrwRPGFLRTrCT5UC_YrYs4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bExa9HrwRPGFLRTrCT5UC_YrYs4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bExa9HrwRPGFLRTrCT5UC_YrYs4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=ue1Rq_Wk-bY:nwE7YEav3t0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=ue1Rq_Wk-bY:nwE7YEav3t0:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=ue1Rq_Wk-bY:nwE7YEav3t0:YwkR-u9nhCs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=YwkR-u9nhCs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=ue1Rq_Wk-bY:nwE7YEav3t0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=ue1Rq_Wk-bY:nwE7YEav3t0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=ue1Rq_Wk-bY:nwE7YEav3t0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=ue1Rq_Wk-bY:nwE7YEav3t0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=ue1Rq_Wk-bY:nwE7YEav3t0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=ue1Rq_Wk-bY:nwE7YEav3t0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=ue1Rq_Wk-bY:nwE7YEav3t0:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=ue1Rq_Wk-bY:nwE7YEav3t0:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=ue1Rq_Wk-bY:nwE7YEav3t0:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=ue1Rq_Wk-bY:nwE7YEav3t0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=ue1Rq_Wk-bY:nwE7YEav3t0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=ue1Rq_Wk-bY:nwE7YEav3t0:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ContentFromAfricaDay2009/~4/ue1Rq_Wk-bY" height="1" width="1"/> infomatique http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3571726434/in/set-72157618646273838/ tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/3570916137/in/set-72157618646273838 2009-05-27T22:48:43Z 2009-05-27T22:48:43Z 2009-05-24T19:03:55-08:00 <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/">infomatique</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3570916137/" title="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3649/3570916137_943fcd6d32_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin" /></a></p> <p>When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).<br /> <br /> The organisers were expecting 20,000 visitors but as you can see from my photographs this number was greatly exceeded and as a result the volunteers were were very much over worked. The police were highly amused by the fact some people were were sneaking in to the event (which was free) across a wall on Hatch Street.<br /> <br /> The main stage featured many top class performers but as far as I was concerned the breakout stage was the the place to be because that was all the fun was to be found. It was also the place where all the younger Africans congregated. Talking about fun there was plenty of this to be had at the Ebo tent where Africans from Cork were providing much unscheduled entertainment.<br /> <br /> I was a bit surprised to come across Wassa Wassa performing on the fringe of the event. They were excellent which makes one wonder why they were not featured on one the to formal stages or listed in the official programme. Anyway, I will watch out for these guys in the future as it should be interesting to see how far they can progress.<br /> <br /> <br /> When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ete8nskKqkCwvpBjy2ogobr4wo0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ete8nskKqkCwvpBjy2ogobr4wo0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ete8nskKqkCwvpBjy2ogobr4wo0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ete8nskKqkCwvpBjy2ogobr4wo0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=SM4kyZxWbkc:GEuVriGv5Uw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=SM4kyZxWbkc:GEuVriGv5Uw:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=SM4kyZxWbkc:GEuVriGv5Uw:YwkR-u9nhCs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=YwkR-u9nhCs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=SM4kyZxWbkc:GEuVriGv5Uw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=SM4kyZxWbkc:GEuVriGv5Uw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=SM4kyZxWbkc:GEuVriGv5Uw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=SM4kyZxWbkc:GEuVriGv5Uw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=SM4kyZxWbkc:GEuVriGv5Uw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=SM4kyZxWbkc:GEuVriGv5Uw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=SM4kyZxWbkc:GEuVriGv5Uw:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=SM4kyZxWbkc:GEuVriGv5Uw:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=SM4kyZxWbkc:GEuVriGv5Uw:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=SM4kyZxWbkc:GEuVriGv5Uw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=SM4kyZxWbkc:GEuVriGv5Uw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=SM4kyZxWbkc:GEuVriGv5Uw:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ContentFromAfricaDay2009/~4/SM4kyZxWbkc" height="1" width="1"/> infomatique http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3570916137/in/set-72157618646273838/ tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/3571719122/in/set-72157618646273838 2009-05-27T22:46:58Z 2009-05-27T22:46:58Z 2009-05-24T19:03:37-08:00 <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/">infomatique</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3571719122/" title="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3645/3571719122_1be7e1b598_m.jpg" width="240" height="203" alt="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin" /></a></p> <p>When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).<br /> <br /> The organisers were expecting 20,000 visitors but as you can see from my photographs this number was greatly exceeded and as a result the volunteers were were very much over worked. The police were highly amused by the fact some people were were sneaking in to the event (which was free) across a wall on Hatch Street.<br /> <br /> The main stage featured many top class performers but as far as I was concerned the breakout stage was the the place to be because that was all the fun was to be found. It was also the place where all the younger Africans congregated. Talking about fun there was plenty of this to be had at the Ebo tent where Africans from Cork were providing much unscheduled entertainment.<br /> <br /> I was a bit surprised to come across Wassa Wassa performing on the fringe of the event. They were excellent which makes one wonder why they were not featured on one the to formal stages or listed in the official programme. Anyway, I will watch out for these guys in the future as it should be interesting to see how far they can progress.<br /> <br /> <br /> When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/l9Z50pNEZ4Vx8EhUBy1Iyfvlgwo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/l9Z50pNEZ4Vx8EhUBy1Iyfvlgwo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/l9Z50pNEZ4Vx8EhUBy1Iyfvlgwo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/l9Z50pNEZ4Vx8EhUBy1Iyfvlgwo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=Jk0dx2Yhf4c:gC_a2SwtlYU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=Jk0dx2Yhf4c:gC_a2SwtlYU:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=Jk0dx2Yhf4c:gC_a2SwtlYU:YwkR-u9nhCs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=YwkR-u9nhCs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=Jk0dx2Yhf4c:gC_a2SwtlYU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=Jk0dx2Yhf4c:gC_a2SwtlYU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=Jk0dx2Yhf4c:gC_a2SwtlYU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=Jk0dx2Yhf4c:gC_a2SwtlYU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=Jk0dx2Yhf4c:gC_a2SwtlYU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=Jk0dx2Yhf4c:gC_a2SwtlYU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=Jk0dx2Yhf4c:gC_a2SwtlYU:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=Jk0dx2Yhf4c:gC_a2SwtlYU:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=Jk0dx2Yhf4c:gC_a2SwtlYU:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=Jk0dx2Yhf4c:gC_a2SwtlYU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=Jk0dx2Yhf4c:gC_a2SwtlYU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=Jk0dx2Yhf4c:gC_a2SwtlYU:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ContentFromAfricaDay2009/~4/Jk0dx2Yhf4c" height="1" width="1"/> infomatique http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3571719122/in/set-72157618646273838/ tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/3570908457/in/set-72157618646273838 2009-05-27T22:45:26Z 2009-05-27T22:45:26Z 2009-05-24T19:02:55-08:00 <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/">infomatique</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3570908457/" title="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3606/3570908457_bbed47e5b9_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin" /></a></p> <p>When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).<br /> <br /> The organisers were expecting 20,000 visitors but as you can see from my photographs this number was greatly exceeded and as a result the volunteers were were very much over worked. The police were highly amused by the fact some people were were sneaking in to the event (which was free) across a wall on Hatch Street.<br /> <br /> The main stage featured many top class performers but as far as I was concerned the breakout stage was the the place to be because that was all the fun was to be found. It was also the place where all the younger Africans congregated. Talking about fun there was plenty of this to be had at the Ebo tent where Africans from Cork were providing much unscheduled entertainment.<br /> <br /> I was a bit surprised to come across Wassa Wassa performing on the fringe of the event. They were excellent which makes one wonder why they were not featured on one the to formal stages or listed in the official programme. Anyway, I will watch out for these guys in the future as it should be interesting to see how far they can progress.<br /> <br /> <br /> When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lqoFgADcESrbNYJoQSBmDoq5DnE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lqoFgADcESrbNYJoQSBmDoq5DnE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lqoFgADcESrbNYJoQSBmDoq5DnE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lqoFgADcESrbNYJoQSBmDoq5DnE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=O2n-7QVayXQ:ePCVKRie5Fo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=O2n-7QVayXQ:ePCVKRie5Fo:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=O2n-7QVayXQ:ePCVKRie5Fo:YwkR-u9nhCs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=YwkR-u9nhCs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=O2n-7QVayXQ:ePCVKRie5Fo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=O2n-7QVayXQ:ePCVKRie5Fo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=O2n-7QVayXQ:ePCVKRie5Fo:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=O2n-7QVayXQ:ePCVKRie5Fo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=O2n-7QVayXQ:ePCVKRie5Fo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=O2n-7QVayXQ:ePCVKRie5Fo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=O2n-7QVayXQ:ePCVKRie5Fo:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=O2n-7QVayXQ:ePCVKRie5Fo:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=O2n-7QVayXQ:ePCVKRie5Fo:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=O2n-7QVayXQ:ePCVKRie5Fo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=O2n-7QVayXQ:ePCVKRie5Fo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=O2n-7QVayXQ:ePCVKRie5Fo:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ContentFromAfricaDay2009/~4/O2n-7QVayXQ" height="1" width="1"/> infomatique http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3570908457/in/set-72157618646273838/ tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/3571711472/in/set-72157618646273838 2009-05-27T22:43:43Z 2009-05-27T22:43:43Z 2009-05-24T19:02:52-08:00 <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/">infomatique</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3571711472/" title="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3626/3571711472_c52533949d_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin" /></a></p> <p>When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).<br /> <br /> The organisers were expecting 20,000 visitors but as you can see from my photographs this number was greatly exceeded and as a result the volunteers were were very much over worked. The police were highly amused by the fact some people were were sneaking in to the event (which was free) across a wall on Hatch Street.<br /> <br /> The main stage featured many top class performers but as far as I was concerned the breakout stage was the the place to be because that was all the fun was to be found. It was also the place where all the younger Africans congregated. Talking about fun there was plenty of this to be had at the Ebo tent where Africans from Cork were providing much unscheduled entertainment.<br /> <br /> I was a bit surprised to come across Wassa Wassa performing on the fringe of the event. They were excellent which makes one wonder why they were not featured on one the to formal stages or listed in the official programme. Anyway, I will watch out for these guys in the future as it should be interesting to see how far they can progress.<br /> <br /> <br /> When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1tzqWbyxhJvmZ0JRmLwtJRifn_g/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1tzqWbyxhJvmZ0JRmLwtJRifn_g/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1tzqWbyxhJvmZ0JRmLwtJRifn_g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1tzqWbyxhJvmZ0JRmLwtJRifn_g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=RkFPuoWIPxU:Aak6j6BRARw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=RkFPuoWIPxU:Aak6j6BRARw:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=RkFPuoWIPxU:Aak6j6BRARw:YwkR-u9nhCs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=YwkR-u9nhCs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=RkFPuoWIPxU:Aak6j6BRARw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=RkFPuoWIPxU:Aak6j6BRARw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=RkFPuoWIPxU:Aak6j6BRARw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=RkFPuoWIPxU:Aak6j6BRARw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=RkFPuoWIPxU:Aak6j6BRARw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=RkFPuoWIPxU:Aak6j6BRARw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=RkFPuoWIPxU:Aak6j6BRARw:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=RkFPuoWIPxU:Aak6j6BRARw:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=RkFPuoWIPxU:Aak6j6BRARw:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=RkFPuoWIPxU:Aak6j6BRARw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=RkFPuoWIPxU:Aak6j6BRARw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=RkFPuoWIPxU:Aak6j6BRARw:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ContentFromAfricaDay2009/~4/RkFPuoWIPxU" height="1" width="1"/> infomatique http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3571711472/in/set-72157618646273838/ tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/3570899633/in/set-72157618646273838 2009-05-27T22:41:47Z 2009-05-27T22:41:47Z 2009-05-24T19:02:10-08:00 <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/">infomatique</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3570899633/" title="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3358/3570899633_f2c37de13d_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin" /></a></p> <p>When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).<br /> <br /> The organisers were expecting 20,000 visitors but as you can see from my photographs this number was greatly exceeded and as a result the volunteers were were very much over worked. The police were highly amused by the fact some people were were sneaking in to the event (which was free) across a wall on Hatch Street.<br /> <br /> The main stage featured many top class performers but as far as I was concerned the breakout stage was the the place to be because that was all the fun was to be found. It was also the place where all the younger Africans congregated. Talking about fun there was plenty of this to be had at the Ebo tent where Africans from Cork were providing much unscheduled entertainment.<br /> <br /> I was a bit surprised to come across Wassa Wassa performing on the fringe of the event. They were excellent which makes one wonder why they were not featured on one the to formal stages or listed in the official programme. Anyway, I will watch out for these guys in the future as it should be interesting to see how far they can progress.<br /> <br /> <br /> When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jNVETRGrU_OkFexakf3f4MiQ6P0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jNVETRGrU_OkFexakf3f4MiQ6P0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jNVETRGrU_OkFexakf3f4MiQ6P0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jNVETRGrU_OkFexakf3f4MiQ6P0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=dAetE2TkuB4:IefFEK8pncg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=dAetE2TkuB4:IefFEK8pncg:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=dAetE2TkuB4:IefFEK8pncg:YwkR-u9nhCs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=YwkR-u9nhCs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=dAetE2TkuB4:IefFEK8pncg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=dAetE2TkuB4:IefFEK8pncg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=dAetE2TkuB4:IefFEK8pncg:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=dAetE2TkuB4:IefFEK8pncg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=dAetE2TkuB4:IefFEK8pncg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=dAetE2TkuB4:IefFEK8pncg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=dAetE2TkuB4:IefFEK8pncg:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=dAetE2TkuB4:IefFEK8pncg:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=dAetE2TkuB4:IefFEK8pncg:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=dAetE2TkuB4:IefFEK8pncg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=dAetE2TkuB4:IefFEK8pncg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=dAetE2TkuB4:IefFEK8pncg:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ContentFromAfricaDay2009/~4/dAetE2TkuB4" height="1" width="1"/> infomatique http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3570899633/in/set-72157618646273838/ tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/3570895585/in/set-72157618646273838 2009-05-27T22:40:04Z 2009-05-27T22:40:04Z 2009-05-24T19:01:02-08:00 <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/">infomatique</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3570895585/" title="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3300/3570895585_3b6d9f557c_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin" /></a></p> <p>When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).<br /> <br /> The organisers were expecting 20,000 visitors but as you can see from my photographs this number was greatly exceeded and as a result the volunteers were were very much over worked. The police were highly amused by the fact some people were were sneaking in to the event (which was free) across a wall on Hatch Street.<br /> <br /> The main stage featured many top class performers but as far as I was concerned the breakout stage was the the place to be because that was all the fun was to be found. It was also the place where all the younger Africans congregated. Talking about fun there was plenty of this to be had at the Ebo tent where Africans from Cork were providing much unscheduled entertainment.<br /> <br /> I was a bit surprised to come across Wassa Wassa performing on the fringe of the event. They were excellent which makes one wonder why they were not featured on one the to formal stages or listed in the official programme. Anyway, I will watch out for these guys in the future as it should be interesting to see how far they can progress.<br /> <br /> <br /> When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AGugTOHsH7dba3x4mqgU7iaLXO0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AGugTOHsH7dba3x4mqgU7iaLXO0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AGugTOHsH7dba3x4mqgU7iaLXO0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AGugTOHsH7dba3x4mqgU7iaLXO0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=FFuN2CMJiJM:GJY4aHEH0tI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=FFuN2CMJiJM:GJY4aHEH0tI:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=FFuN2CMJiJM:GJY4aHEH0tI:YwkR-u9nhCs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=YwkR-u9nhCs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=FFuN2CMJiJM:GJY4aHEH0tI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=FFuN2CMJiJM:GJY4aHEH0tI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=FFuN2CMJiJM:GJY4aHEH0tI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=FFuN2CMJiJM:GJY4aHEH0tI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=FFuN2CMJiJM:GJY4aHEH0tI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=FFuN2CMJiJM:GJY4aHEH0tI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=FFuN2CMJiJM:GJY4aHEH0tI:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=FFuN2CMJiJM:GJY4aHEH0tI:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=FFuN2CMJiJM:GJY4aHEH0tI:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=FFuN2CMJiJM:GJY4aHEH0tI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=FFuN2CMJiJM:GJY4aHEH0tI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=FFuN2CMJiJM:GJY4aHEH0tI:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ContentFromAfricaDay2009/~4/FFuN2CMJiJM" height="1" width="1"/> infomatique http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3570895585/in/set-72157618646273838/ tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/3571698884/in/set-72157618646273838 2009-05-27T22:38:14Z 2009-05-27T22:38:14Z 2009-05-24T19:00:41-08:00 <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/">infomatique</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3571698884/" title="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3324/3571698884_93ed355997_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin" /></a></p> <p>When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).<br /> <br /> The organisers were expecting 20,000 visitors but as you can see from my photographs this number was greatly exceeded and as a result the volunteers were were very much over worked. The police were highly amused by the fact some people were were sneaking in to the event (which was free) across a wall on Hatch Street.<br /> <br /> The main stage featured many top class performers but as far as I was concerned the breakout stage was the the place to be because that was all the fun was to be found. It was also the place where all the younger Africans congregated. Talking about fun there was plenty of this to be had at the Ebo tent where Africans from Cork were providing much unscheduled entertainment.<br /> <br /> I was a bit surprised to come across Wassa Wassa performing on the fringe of the event. They were excellent which makes one wonder why they were not featured on one the to formal stages or listed in the official programme. Anyway, I will watch out for these guys in the future as it should be interesting to see how far they can progress.<br /> <br /> <br /> When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/I6Q70RC5B4Ik_b6eTiRqRkJLvB8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/I6Q70RC5B4Ik_b6eTiRqRkJLvB8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/I6Q70RC5B4Ik_b6eTiRqRkJLvB8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/I6Q70RC5B4Ik_b6eTiRqRkJLvB8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=Cd7JizkV_J4:97TAoRkmkw0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=Cd7JizkV_J4:97TAoRkmkw0:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=Cd7JizkV_J4:97TAoRkmkw0:YwkR-u9nhCs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=YwkR-u9nhCs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=Cd7JizkV_J4:97TAoRkmkw0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=Cd7JizkV_J4:97TAoRkmkw0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=Cd7JizkV_J4:97TAoRkmkw0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=Cd7JizkV_J4:97TAoRkmkw0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=Cd7JizkV_J4:97TAoRkmkw0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=Cd7JizkV_J4:97TAoRkmkw0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=Cd7JizkV_J4:97TAoRkmkw0:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=Cd7JizkV_J4:97TAoRkmkw0:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=Cd7JizkV_J4:97TAoRkmkw0:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=Cd7JizkV_J4:97TAoRkmkw0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=Cd7JizkV_J4:97TAoRkmkw0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=Cd7JizkV_J4:97TAoRkmkw0:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ContentFromAfricaDay2009/~4/Cd7JizkV_J4" height="1" width="1"/> infomatique http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3571698884/in/set-72157618646273838/ tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/3571694714/in/set-72157618646273838 2009-05-27T22:36:44Z 2009-05-27T22:36:44Z 2009-05-24T19:00:22-08:00 <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/">infomatique</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3571694714/" title="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3365/3571694714_fdcbc89ba8_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin" /></a></p> <p>When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).<br /> <br /> The organisers were expecting 20,000 visitors but as you can see from my photographs this number was greatly exceeded and as a result the volunteers were were very much over worked. The police were highly amused by the fact some people were were sneaking in to the event (which was free) across a wall on Hatch Street.<br /> <br /> The main stage featured many top class performers but as far as I was concerned the breakout stage was the the place to be because that was all the fun was to be found. It was also the place where all the younger Africans congregated. Talking about fun there was plenty of this to be had at the Ebo tent where Africans from Cork were providing much unscheduled entertainment.<br /> <br /> I was a bit surprised to come across Wassa Wassa performing on the fringe of the event. They were excellent which makes one wonder why they were not featured on one the to formal stages or listed in the official programme. Anyway, I will watch out for these guys in the future as it should be interesting to see how far they can progress.<br /> <br /> <br /> When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E17qGMwAkAup95SWnZpNeAoKmHw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E17qGMwAkAup95SWnZpNeAoKmHw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E17qGMwAkAup95SWnZpNeAoKmHw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E17qGMwAkAup95SWnZpNeAoKmHw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=UMm8FbmYHxY:akHxd4K6j4g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=UMm8FbmYHxY:akHxd4K6j4g:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=UMm8FbmYHxY:akHxd4K6j4g:YwkR-u9nhCs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=YwkR-u9nhCs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=UMm8FbmYHxY:akHxd4K6j4g:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=UMm8FbmYHxY:akHxd4K6j4g:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=UMm8FbmYHxY:akHxd4K6j4g:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=UMm8FbmYHxY:akHxd4K6j4g:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=UMm8FbmYHxY:akHxd4K6j4g:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=UMm8FbmYHxY:akHxd4K6j4g:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=UMm8FbmYHxY:akHxd4K6j4g:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=UMm8FbmYHxY:akHxd4K6j4g:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=UMm8FbmYHxY:akHxd4K6j4g:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=UMm8FbmYHxY:akHxd4K6j4g:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=UMm8FbmYHxY:akHxd4K6j4g:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=UMm8FbmYHxY:akHxd4K6j4g:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ContentFromAfricaDay2009/~4/UMm8FbmYHxY" height="1" width="1"/> infomatique http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3571694714/in/set-72157618646273838/ tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/3571690602/in/set-72157618646273838 2009-05-27T22:35:02Z 2009-05-27T22:35:02Z 2009-05-24T19:00:19-08:00 <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/">infomatique</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3571690602/" title="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3626/3571690602_e84248cb37_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Africa Day 2009 - Dublin" /></a></p> <p>When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).<br /> <br /> The organisers were expecting 20,000 visitors but as you can see from my photographs this number was greatly exceeded and as a result the volunteers were were very much over worked. The police were highly amused by the fact some people were were sneaking in to the event (which was free) across a wall on Hatch Street.<br /> <br /> The main stage featured many top class performers but as far as I was concerned the breakout stage was the the place to be because that was all the fun was to be found. It was also the place where all the younger Africans congregated. Talking about fun there was plenty of this to be had at the Ebo tent where Africans from Cork were providing much unscheduled entertainment.<br /> <br /> I was a bit surprised to come across Wassa Wassa performing on the fringe of the event. They were excellent which makes one wonder why they were not featured on one the to formal stages or listed in the official programme. Anyway, I will watch out for these guys in the future as it should be interesting to see how far they can progress.<br /> <br /> <br /> When I was young Dublin was a monochrome city totally lacking in colour but since the arrival of peoples from Africa and Asia the city has become very colourful and much more attractive and exciting. Nowhere is this explosion of colour more evident than at events such as the Africa Day celebration which took place at Iveagh Gardens last Sunday (May 24th).</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ihrICqb-bYg0B6gm9ZYFcS_TPkM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ihrICqb-bYg0B6gm9ZYFcS_TPkM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ihrICqb-bYg0B6gm9ZYFcS_TPkM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ihrICqb-bYg0B6gm9ZYFcS_TPkM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=ixH5GXW0O7s:YkwOoMcUHGw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=ixH5GXW0O7s:YkwOoMcUHGw:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=ixH5GXW0O7s:YkwOoMcUHGw:YwkR-u9nhCs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=YwkR-u9nhCs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=ixH5GXW0O7s:YkwOoMcUHGw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=ixH5GXW0O7s:YkwOoMcUHGw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=ixH5GXW0O7s:YkwOoMcUHGw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=ixH5GXW0O7s:YkwOoMcUHGw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=ixH5GXW0O7s:YkwOoMcUHGw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=ixH5GXW0O7s:YkwOoMcUHGw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=ixH5GXW0O7s:YkwOoMcUHGw:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=ixH5GXW0O7s:YkwOoMcUHGw:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=ixH5GXW0O7s:YkwOoMcUHGw:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=ixH5GXW0O7s:YkwOoMcUHGw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?i=ixH5GXW0O7s:YkwOoMcUHGw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?a=ixH5GXW0O7s:YkwOoMcUHGw:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ContentFromAfricaDay2009?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ContentFromAfricaDay2009/~4/ixH5GXW0O7s" height="1" width="1"/> infomatique http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/3571690602/in/set-72157618646273838/