Stage Two
Africa Day Dublin's Stage Two featured an exciting line-up of African and Irish rappers, hip-hop artists, DJs and bands over the course of the day. Stage Two was coordinated by Goodlife Promotions and MCed by Fabu-D.
Goodlife Promotions 
Goodlife Promotions was established in June 2003 and, since then, has established itself as a forerunner in e-marketing and promotions in Lagos, Nigeria. Goodlife has an Irish connection: Nigerian-born Timi Martins – a leader in the Irish urban music industry – is the company’s Media Director.
Following a very successful career with Rap Ireland, Timi has moved on from performing sold-out concerts – with the likes of Snoop Dogg, 50cent, Ying Yang Twins, Rihanna, Akon, Sway and Puff Daddy – to running businesses that coordinate the promotion and logistics of events. In the past, he created a summer sports music festival – Streetball Nationwide (SBN) – which is held every summer.
Timi is also attributed to the DJ School that he created during his tenure as co-founder and Head of Operations with Rap Ireland. This School has given rise to young, aspiring DJs and performers such as DJ Vusi and Frano. Timi now operates a DJ School know as the Blackhouse Studio, located in the heart of Smithfield, Dublin. This is a recording studio, which also serves as a house of learning for up-and-coming performers.
Timi has been involved in various aspects of Ireland’s Africa Day celebrations since 2008, including performing and coordinating acts at all of Irish Aid’s flagship events to date. In 2010, he coordinated the Stage Two line-up and Goodlife Promotions presented a number of acts over the course of the day.
Fabu D
Nigerian-born comedian David Thomas is better known by his stage name, Fabu D (or Fabulous David). The 22-year-old has a growing reputation as being one of the first ethnic minority comedians to emerge onto the comedy circuit in Ireland.
Fabu D has performed at a number of comedy festivals and is a regular at the ‘Battle of the Axe’ open mic nights at the Ha'Penny Bridge Inn in Dublin. He also does regular entertainment slots at African social events throughout Ireland.
Fabu D’s appeal extends to people of all ages from around the world, making him a popular favourite at Africa Day. This year, he MCed Stage Two and performed a number of comedy routines over the course of the day.
To view footage of Fabu D in action at the 2009 flagship Africa Day events, click here.
Goodlife Promotions presents DJ Kings
DJ Kings is a Mauritania DJ, who plays reggaeton and dancehall music. He is well known amongst Ireland’s Mauritanian community as a promoter of club nights and as a dancehall DJ. To find out more, go to www.djkingcrew.com.
Goodlife Promotions presents DJ Vusi
Vusi graduated from the Blackhouse DJ Academy (formerly the Rap Ireland DJ School) in 2009 and has now established his own DJ business. Originally from South Africa, he plays house music, funky house, kwaito and South African tribal music. You can find out more about Vusi’s music through his Facebook page.
Goodlife Promotions presents Bic & Iconic 
Friends Bizzy Blaze and Ovie have been performing together in the hip-hop / R’n’B genre since they were 14. Now aged 17 and 18, these are hard-working youths, whose talents lie not only in live performance, but also in the studio, in music production, and in web design. To check out this up-and-coming act, click here.
Rap Ireland's DJ Spencer 
DJ Spencer is a name resounding across Ireland's club scene: he shot to fame following a series of high-profile concert tours, which have seen the South African DJ rock shows across continents. Currently residing in Dublin, Spencer has earned a fiercely loyal following through his unique sets that combine his roots in kwaito and Funky House with an eclectic mix of hip-hop, R'n'B and dancehall.
Spencer joined the Rap Ireland Crew in early 2009, which led to him performing on arena tours with the likes of Akon, Rihanna and N-Dubz. Not content merely with playing to massive crowds, Spencer has a penchant for giving back; operating as chief tutor with the Rap Ireland DJ School, helping underprivileged students follow their musical dreams. Currently holding down residencies across Ireland and the UK, DJ Spencer has firmly established himself as one of the most prolific and respected South African DJs in Ireland today.
Further information on Rap Ireland is available here and here.
Dub Civilization
Dub Civilization consists of two formidable DJs and dub
poets: Molemisi Kono (Ras KhoiSan) and Yuvi Basanth.
The mission
of Dub Civilization is the promotion of roots dub reggae music. The
essence of Dub Civilization is underpinned by multicultural teachings
and philosophies.
To hear a sample of Dub Civilization, click here.
Groovalizacion DJs 
Radio Groovalizacion had a number of the DJs from its collective performing at Africa Day Dublin, including DJ iZem and DJ Oki.
Radio Groovalizacion is an artistic, social and global project promoting cultural diversity through music. It was started in 2008 by a collection of DJs, journalists and music producers.
With Groovalizacion, the Africa Day audience experienced new sounds that embody cultures from around the world in the 21st Century, including: fusion, mestizo sound, ethnic music, celtic music, electronica, flamenco, jazz, tango, reggae, ska, soul, hip-hop, urban sounds, bossa nova, klezmer, rai, and even oriental music.
This talented team of DJs, producers, technicians and presenters from around the globe brought the philosophy and importance of cultural diversity to Africa Day Dublin. Further information on Radio Groovalizacion is available at: http://www.groovalizacion.com/.
Tony Kumbu
Tony Kumbu is a South African DJ and music
producer with his own internet radio show playing Afro beats and Afro
dance music. He has experience in promoting a number of big names on
the South African music scene, including: Oskido; DJ Tira; DJ Cleo and
DJ Fresh. Click here to sample some of his
music creations.
Goodlife Promotions presents DJ Addy & Kosa Drums 
Kosa ‘n’ Addy are a Polish act, who play Djembe drums and DJ, with a focus on alternative house and base beats. Together, they produce something they have termed ‘Afro-Polar’ music. They performed at Africa Day Dublin 2009, in addition to performing on Stage Two at the 2010 event. You can check out their sound on myspace.
Goodlife Promotions presents DJ Funk Master Lee
Originator of the first hip-hop club in Dublin, Lee is a veteran DJ and producer, and well-known throughout Ireland. He has performed at Irish Aid’s flagship Africa Day Dublin celebrations for the past three years. You can find out more about Lee through his Facebook page.
DJ Wax
DJ Wax is one of the hardest-working chart / urban / R’n’B / House DJs in Ireland at present. The Dublin-based DJ has followed his passion for music and has been honing his talent for a number of years. He began as a party DJ, playing from one house party to another, and from there moved on to clubs. He has the rare ability to capture the attention of a room with his creative mixing, scratching and programming style, playing music for the masses, as well as the most discriminating of audiences.
Check out some of DJ Wax’s music here.
P-Starz
This Dublin based R’n’B group was
formed in 2008, and is comprised of C-Jizzy (Producer / Songwriter /
Rapper); PJ (Rapper / Songwriter), Linda (Vocalist / songwriter) and
Cynthia (Vocalist / Songwriter).
As well as performing at the
flagship Africa Day events in 2009 and 2010, P-Starz has performed in a number of
venues around Ireland, including the Ambassador, Eamon Doran’s and the
Village.
These four talented musicians are hoping to bring a
unique approach to the Irish hip hop / R’n’B scene. They want to send
positive messages through their music, as well as share their own life
experiences with their listeners.
Click here to check out P-Starz.
Funzo 
Funzo are a six-piece, genre-hopping musical outfit, fronted by songwriter, Liam McDermott. Their unique brand of hip-hop and ska-inflected pop anthems has been winning them new fans and critical acclaim all over Ireland since the band’s inception in 2007.
With two sets at Electric Picnic; a live performance on TV3; winning Christmas FM’s ‘New Christmas Classic’ award; a feature interview in Hot Press, and over 80 gigs across the country, 2009 was the biggest year of Funzo’s career to date. In 2010, Funzo are as busy as ever and will soon be heading into the studio to work on their debut album. They have also been shortlisted as finalists for ‘The JD Set’ 2010 and ‘Tiger Untamed’ 2010; headlined the Great Friday Festival and have been confirmed for the Castle Palooza and No Place Like Dome music festivals.
To listen to Funzo, click here.
Madu
Madu is Dublin's very own original dub / roots Soul sound. Headed by brother and sister team, dub and beats controller Salim and vocalist Aminah, they play live with Sadie on bass and Rodrigo on keys. This band creates a musical atmosphere that lifts, with sounds influenced by reggae, soul, funk and world flavours. Check out their sound here.