| Tanà |
| The Nights
In Madagascar's Capítal |
| Hidden behind
the moistness of the night comes a town with no possible comparison,
Tanà,
the thousand-lighted city.
From wherever
you may come it’s always the same festivity; with a variety of feelings,
this town has something exciting.
After a day
jailed within a tropical and boring warmth, the sun moves away and leaves
its place to a welcomed freshness. Little by little people begin
to rove through the avenues, paths and public sites in order to get to
the club for an exciting night. Another town is born. A new life begins.
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Hardly touched
by the sifted flickering stars by the blocks of clouds, Tanà
remains delighted within its bright night… When the night comes, it’s
not that easy to visit the main town. As a matter of fact, we can get acquainted
with the main town from the labyrinth of small streets that cross and intersect,
the streets lead to the upper town.
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Most visitors
are mislead by this maze of streets and the worst of it is that the words
“left
and right” are no more used to indicate the way you should take, neither
in Antananarivo nor in Madagascar. |
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| Anyway, light
from electric pole is not enough to handle this dense darkness.
Worse, nobody
would seriously pretend to find his or her way with a map: the town
is built on three levels and the people of Antananarivo completely ignore
the names of roads. We just know places, and boundaries are established
in such a way that only Malagasy people could understand them. Streets
cross at three or four places, hiding other, more hidden streets and paths.
Thus, the
Antananarivo is dominated by three main areas: Andohalo, Antaninarenina
and Analakely. And if you get to know the city well you will realize that
the way different sections of the city are built is an indicator as to
what kind of nocturnal activities take place there. |
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| Andohalo,
the highest point of the town is over crowned by the “Queen’s Palace”.
A magnificent sight seeing tour can be obtained from here as the Palace
overlooks the entire town, especially at night.
The upper town
is rather special and the quiet atmosphere is its main quality. The slightest
noise can be heard from the streets and squares below. During the full
moon, you must walk to the Palace in order to see the stars and lights
of the city.
Calm and fantastic,
indeed; this is a great place to have something to eat “manioc leaves and
pork meat with coconut juice” in a panoramic setting!
At night in
the streets you can hear the soft and jazzy music that is being played
in the main nightclubs of Tanà. You can hear the city starting to
move and making its way to the nightclubs where music pours out onto the
street and great food is enjoyed by all.
Antaninarenina,
is a section of city that les below the Palace, this is a good place to
meet people and go to the market, where fruits and vegetables and small
household items can be bought. |
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1960s, it became the beloved place for night movers of Tanà, with
its nightclubs, its poolrooms, its karaoke-houses, its money machine, etc.
One the last
places that people go to in Tanà’s at night is “the pool.” Teenagers
are playing pool more often than ever. With 25.000 fmg for one hour,
some of them even rent the pool table for a non stop four hour session.
There is a lot of talking and discussing about how to make different shots
and what angles to use in order to win the game.
If you’re not
at the pool table than you are in the nightclub listening to techno, rock,
whatever.
Malagasy teenagers
dance with a diabolic rhythm, until totally fatigued Youngsters are completely
drunk with tropical music. |
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| Using the
overcrowded roads from Antaninarenina, we keep on going down. Now to Tsaralalàna,
a very special “in” place, because of its cozy atmosphere,; this part of
the city is famous for its fierce rhythms; it is also home to the most
famous nightclub in Tanà: “Indra”.
Finally, we
get to Analakely and pass through Antsahavola or “Rue du Liège”.
Here teenagers
sit around and enjoy the night and eat. Most stand around on Independence
Avenue,
Life is
a great game
Around midnight,
cars come out on the road and teenagers take rides and race cars. People
lay bets down on who will win: 280 US, approximately the equivalent of
2 month’s salary.
What else
about Tanà? A city diving inside harmony, and shinning a thousands
lights. A town that isn’t envious of other artificial places. And what
about Tanà’s people? They combine their natural spirit of good humor
with ability to get along with anyone. Eternally festive, they are joyous
to live, behind a sincere smile
And just one
more word to finish or, to begin: “Ankafizo Tana”!! (Enjoy Tanà)
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