"When Brian only gave me one point, everybody around him was booing, booing, booing," says Fr Ray, shrugging of record-breaking low score.

“How did we get from the sacraments to the Samba?” asked Ryan Tubridy.

Events will include African-themed film festivals, art exhibitions, seminars, football tournaments, school visits, a flag procession, and street festivals and family fun days with live performances by African and Irish musicians.

“That artists of our time, through their creativity, may help us discover the beauty of creation.”