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The much talked about and long awaited Millennium
celebration is now only a few hours away waiting for
the bells to ring.
As the time keeps ticking, since three weeks from
the day, Addis is already feeling the rhythmic
vibration of the holiday, with areas like Bole
becoming overcrowded. This is increasing every
minute as the presence of the Diaspora is heavily
felt in languages and styles heard and seen.
Walking on Africa Avenue (Bole Road) the nights are
becoming a magnificent attraction of a walking
crowd. The blue taxis might have never seen this
size of crowd in their Ethiopian life. Young people
excited to experience this special moment in life
are seen everywhere in town walking and talking
about the festivity, Diaspora and who performs where
and when.
The youth is privileged in this context as the
smashing boom is only hours away to detonate in the
20 million dollar Millennium concert hall. Among
these explosions is the contemporary hip-hop group
the ......
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