Afrykanie ze Sri Lanki - Redux

Members of the Afro-Sri Lankan community apply make-up ready for the event. After Sunday Mass at St Mary's Church on September 24th 2017, the 500 year...

After Sunday Mass at St Mary's Church on September 24th 2017, the 500 year celebrations began with the cutting of a cake that was enjoyed by all. The...

Warnakulasuriya Pravin Madushan pushes cake in to the mouth of her friend. After Sunday Mass at St Mary's Church on September 24th 2017, the 500 year...

On September 24th 2017 the Afro-Sri Lankan community celebrated their 500 year anniversary since the first African ancestors were brought to Sri Lanka...

On September 24th 2017 the Afro-Sri Lankan community celebrated their 500 year anniversary since the first African ancestors were brought to Sri Lanka...

Members of the Afro-Sri Lankan community apply make-up ready for the event. After Sunday Mass at St Mary's Church on September 24th 2017, the 500 year...

On stage during the celebration of 500 years on the Island the community re-enacts how they believe their ancestors lived and were brought to Sri Lank...

Members of the Afro-Sri Lankan community attend Sunday Mass at St Mary's Church on the event of the 500 year celebration held on September 24th. The d...

Members of the Afro-Sri Lankan community gather at St Mary's Church on the event of the 500 year celebration held on September 24th. The date of the e...

Members of the Afro-Sri Lankan community gather at St Mary's Church on the event of the 500 year celebration held on September 24th. The date of the e...

On stage during the celebration of 500 years on the Island the community re-enacts how they believe their ancestors lived and were brought to Sri Lank...

Members of the Afro-Sri Lankan community gather at St Mary's Church for a rehearsal of the 500 year celebration held on September 24th. The date of th...

Litty Chrishanty, 38, (centre) plays the parts of a bride during an Afro-Sri Lankan wedding during a rehearsal for their 500 year celebration at St Ma...

Members of the Afro-Sri Lankan community gather at St Mary's Church for a rehearsal of the 500 year celebration held on September 24th. The date of th...

A wedding portrait of Afro-Sri Lankan Rose Juliet Pesida on her wedding day to Sinhalese man Udaya Kumara Sanjiva. Out of all communities of African...

Litty Chrishanty, 38, (centre) chats with members of the community during a rehearsal for their 500 year celebration at St Mary's church. The date of...

Members of the Afro-Sri Lankan community of Siriambadiya village on a bus traveling to the town of Puttalam. Out of all communities of African diaspo...

Sherine Alexander (right), Juliet Josephine (centre) and Maria Jasintha (left) walk to a rehearsal for their 500 year celebration at St Mary's church....

Members of the Afro-Sri Lankan community of Siriambadiya village walk to a rehearsal for their 500 year celebration at St Mary's church. The date of t...

Afro-Sri Lankan Johnson tidies up the small table that has a photograph of his mother Mary Patricia before she died. Out of all communities of Africa...

Siriambadiya's Ceylon African Manja group perform at a cultural event in Colombo. Incredibly their songs are still sung in Sri Lankan Portuguese creol...

Siriambadiya's Ceylon African Manja group perform at a cultural event in Colombo. Incredibly their songs are still sung in Sri Lankan Portuguese creol...

Siriambadiya's Ceylon African Manja group perform at a cultural event in Colombo. Incredibly their songs are still sung in Sri Lankan Portuguese creol...

Siriambadiya's Ceylon African Manja group perform at a cultural event in Colombo. Incredibly their songs are still sung in Sri Lankan Portuguese creol...

Siriambadiya's Ceylon African Manja group perform at a cultural event in Colombo. Incredibly their songs are still sung in Sri Lankan Portuguese creol...

Siriambadiya's Ceylon African Manja group perform at a cultural event in Colombo. Incredibly their songs are still sung in Sri Lankan Portuguese creol...

Litty Chrishanty, 38, (left) stands with a friend in St. Mary's Church in Puttalam town, a centre for the Afro-Sri Lankan community who are predominan...

Members of the Afro-Sri Lankan community during a rehearsal for their 500 year celebration at St Mary's church in Puttalam Town. The date of the event...

Litty Chrishanty, 38, (left) helps sweep St. Mary's Church in Puttalam town, a centre for the Afro-Sri Lankan community who are predominantly Catholic...

Members of the Afro-Sri Lankan community during a rehearsal for their 500 year celebration at St Mary's church in Puttalam Town. The date of the event...

Rani Pushparani (centre) chats with other members of the Afro-Sri Lankan community in St. Mary's Church in Puttalam town, a centre for the community w...

Members of the Afro-Sri Lankan community during a rehearsal for their 500 year celebration at St Mary's church in Puttalam Town. The date of the event...

Father Kennedy Fernando is greeted by Mary Margret, 88, outside her home on the outskirts of Puttalam town. Of mixed African heritage, she is almost t...

An extended family of Afro-Sri Lankan women stand in the doorway of a house in the Good Shed area of Puttalam town. Out of all communities of Africa...

Estella Champika, 50, works clearing a coconut plantation in Maduragama village. Out of all communities of African diaspora that surround the Indian...

Kovilage Anurudha Madumadawa (centre), 18, plays volleyball with his friends in the Good Shed area of Puttalam town. At 6'4" he towers above his frien...

Rita Fernando, 65, sits in the front room of her house in Siriambadiya village. She is the daughter of mixed parentage, her mother being Afro-Sri Lank...

Father Kennedy Fernando walks with Mary Margret, 88, outside her home on the outskirts of Puttalam town. Of mixed African heritage, she is almost tota...

Locals run along a pier at Puttalam lagoon. The town was a major trading port in the centuries prior and now the stronghold for the largest Afro-Sri L...

Fishing boats leave from shore of Puttalam lagoon for a night of fishing. The town was a major trading port in the centuries prior and now the strongh...

Fishing boats line the shore of Puttalam lagoon. The town was a major trading port in the centuries prior and now the stronghold for the largest Afro-...

During a rehearsal in Siriambadiya for the celebration of 500 years on the Island the community decided to show a re-enactment of how their ancestors...

Village elders practice lines during a rehearsal in Siriambadiya for the celebration of 500 years on the Island. This event is the first of its kind t...

Joyce Elizabeth Williams, 53, during Sunday Mass at Siriambadiya church. Out of all communities of African diaspora that surround the Indian Ocean th...

During a rehearsal in Siriambadiya for the celebration of 500 years on the Island the community decided to show a re-enactment of how their ancestors...

Village elders sit during a rehearsal in Siriambadiya for the celebration of 500 years on the Island. The date of the event was September 24th 2017, d...

Maria Jasintha during Sunday Mass at Siriambadiya church. Out of all communities of African diaspora that surround the Indian Ocean those of Sri Lank...

After Sunday Mass at Siriambadiya church Father Kennedy makes a joke with Sherin Alexander's daughter Olivia Alexander. Out of all communities of Afr...

Village elders drink tea during a rehearsal in Siriambadiya for the celebration of 500 years on the Island. This event is the first of its kind they h...

Peter Louis (left) and Justin Savious (centre) with his grand-daughter during Sunday Mass at Siriambadiya church. Out of all communities of African d...