What's It Like Being a Jamaican Living in Sierra Leone?
In this episode of “Jamaicans to the World,” Jamaicans.com founder Xavier Murphy speaks with Charles "Mark phi" Smart. He is a Jamaican living in Sierra Leone. We discuss the food, culture, customs, the people, things to do and adjusting to living in Sierra Leone. Xavier asks about the must-eat foods and must visit places in Sierra Leone.
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true I am Jamaican with a child from a lovely Sierra Leonian woman I can understand the spoken word easily .love the peanut chicken too with rice
@TheSassiassi
Жыл бұрын
❤❤❤❤
@meldawilliams1636
Жыл бұрын
A Sierra Leonean wishing you the best. May daughter grow up and be the best in life
@pmzphillips
Жыл бұрын
@@meldawilliams1636 thank you
@pmzphillips
10 ай бұрын
one love@@TheSassiassi
@pmzphillips
10 ай бұрын
you re most welcome
Xavier! Man this interview was so awesome that me as a proud Sierra Leonean had to like the interviews rewatch over and sharing it with my Salone friends and 👪 world wide. That's for doing this interview!
@TheSassiassi
Жыл бұрын
I just did too… shared to all my friends
@yvonnegayle4075
Жыл бұрын
Good,like it
@xmurphy2485
Жыл бұрын
@@TheSassiassi Thank you for watching and sharing.
@xmurphy2485
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing and hope to visit Sierra Leonean one day.
Kreng kreng in old time Jamaica was a wire basket that was hung over the open fire in the fireside. Always, meat, tripe etc. was placed in it so it would be smoked. Pieces of this smoked 'meat kind' would then be cut and added to what was being cooked to add flavour. The meat kind was from pig, goat etc. that was butchered by individual families. This is the best I can explain.
Ok. Why are you both so handsome? This interview is such a treat. So yummy and gorgeous and wholesome and has so much meat…history, culture, excitement, education…I didn’t want it to end. Charles, you did Sierra Leone justice with this interview. I am proud of you, I love you and Sierra Leone missed you. Come back already. And bring Xavier with you, mek wi kam show am Swit Salone small nor mor 😂❤️🇸🇱🇯🇲
I ALWAYS LEARN SOMETHING FROM YOUR JAMAICANS ABROAD SERIES. JUST AWESOME MAN!! 🇯🇲
@xmurphy2485
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. I learn so much doing the show.
God bless you my brother 😂❤ I grew up with one of your sister and I knew your late father very well
Thank you Xavier & Charles. I will now add Sierra Leone to my list of African travels. Great Interview as always, keep up the excellent work.
@Jonathanellie2
3 ай бұрын
Sierra Leone is such a beautiful country 🇸🇱
Charles laugh is so infectious, my face hurt. History class was in full session. I thoroughly enjoyed this episode. This is a must share with friends and fam. Blessings Xavier and the crew
@xmurphy2485
Жыл бұрын
Agree...it is infectious. Blessings.
Great interview. Charles is an engaging and intelligent young man, and it was nice to hear a positive report about Sierra Leone, the Western media can be very negative. Keep em coming!
Xavier this interview with Charles was so great. It was pleasure hearing from a Jamaican whose father a a Sierra Leonian and was able to connect with other members of his has family. He has such a rich family history. I have shared this interview with several Jamaican friends and I hope they will also share it with others. Charles I wish you all the best
Very educational interview .. This young man is well rounded in various cultures and it gives him the ability to see and appreciate things in many perspectives. Kreng kreng is old time Jamaican basket used for smoking meat!! 👍🏼
Awesome interview. Great info. I learned so much. Appreciate how he embraced both of his cultures. Continue to stay true to yourself. May God continue to bless you both.
Krain Krain and granat soup , and we also eat callaloo, which we call Green.
My first time to stumble on this and am amazed. Happy to see our brother. Its such a small world and because he is open minded he fits in easily. We Africans have always looked to Jamaicans as family I reside in Canada and have great Jamaican friends and even travelled to Jamaica. Well done to both of you
Love love this interview one of the best.
Always love watching these!!!
What a fantastic interview, big brother! Loved it. Joyce
Xavier this interview with Charles was 👍 great and to know Sierra Leone has such a great history and to hear it from a Jamaican whose father was from Sierra Leone and he has family in Sierra Leone “The Smart Family” Such😊 a rich Heritage. Such history which is so informative and we all should know more about our African history. Wishing Charles all the best in his different projects.
Excellent interview
@xmurphy2485
Жыл бұрын
Thanks. Charles provided some great info
SIR YOU AND MARK, DOING A GOOD JOB, MAN HE WENT TO WEST AFRICA, AND HE IS SUTCH A YOUNG YOUTH, THAT'S WONDERFUL HE IS BLESS UP THE MAN IN TIMES, HE IS SUTCH A GOOD YOUTHS , HE WILL GET THERE IN TIMES BLESSING,
Awesome, i recently visited Kenaya and Tanzania.
@xmurphy2485
Жыл бұрын
Awesome. Hope to visit those countries one day
@GreaterEthio
6 ай бұрын
Same with Kenya and Ethiopia amazing time
What a wonderful, lively and informative interview! All the best Charles and "audibadii"
Great interview, so informative
Great conversation!❤
WONDERFUL...during my research on Queen Nanny of the Maroons of Jamaica I learnt that once there were a Ship loaded with captives from Sierra Leone and the ship got wrecked in Jamaica and the captured took the opportunity to join the Maroons in the hills. This is what I learnt, probably you all can do some research on this. BLESSINGS from GRENADA.
No Xavier we Sierra Leoneans are very tolerant especially to strangers and we love and admire them. We do not get angry if you do not pronounce properly because we are aware of other people's languages.
Amazing interview.
Enjoying the show
@xmurphy2485
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
Thoroughly enjoyed this conversation! I love Charles’ laugh😻
Awesome interview.. Charles, you are so knowledgeable,welcome information. All the best in your endeavors (artwork is so beautiful ). Thank you Xavier, continue to bring these wonderful interview ❤️ 😊❤🎉
I loved this interview. Sierra Leone is definitely worth a visit.
The Windrush came about by the recommendation of a Sierra Leonean
@Clamior521
11 ай бұрын
Really? Do you know who the person is? As in what their name is and any documentations about them?
@andrewhall6695
11 ай бұрын
There is
@Clamior521
16 күн бұрын
Ivor Cummings and John Henry Clavell Smyth
Thank you for an amazing interview! Just what I needed!
@xmurphy2485
Жыл бұрын
🙏🏾 Thank you for watching.
Your father was a great man
Sanside is Port Maria direction.
@olatunjimason
Жыл бұрын
Best interviews. As a Sierra Leonean who has been to 🇯🇲 . I am proud to know the strong connection to Sierra Leone
Hi Mark. I've been planning to visit Sierra Leone since 2020, but COVID and other challenges have disrupted my plans. One day, one day...
Palm oil is used all over Nigeria for cooking most of our foods.
My late father is from Brenard, St. Mary.
Hi Xaviier, Sandside is nearer to Port Maria
@xmurphy2485
Жыл бұрын
True
Very interesting!!
@xmurphy2485
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
Wow some people are so bless why couldn’t i have this kind of background i love Africa so so much i would love to live there.❤Palm oil is the best and most healthy of oil.
Nobody mentioned what the Windrush was doing in the Caribbean.
Kerng kerng is a mesh used to cure meat in Jamaica.
@xmurphy2485
Жыл бұрын
So much shared culture
In Jamaica kerng kreng (spelling?) is mesh place high above a wood fire to cure meat by heat and smoke!!!
@xmurphy2485
Жыл бұрын
Shared language
😂😂😂 “Poto” you are talking about my people the Temene people. Lovely people uses caused words like Jamaicas. In fact one particular caused word Jamaicans used is from the Temene language .
@bubakay8956
Жыл бұрын
😀😀😀bomb*
@xmurphy2485
Жыл бұрын
Ooh wow. So much shared history
😂😂😂😂😂the Office… owned by my brother, Tunku !! Damn, you na REAL Salone Borbor 😂😂❤❤❤❤
You come from a prominent family too. Love your artwork too. Do you exhibit your pieces as Hawa Bangura does ..
John Henry Smythe is the man u can Google One of the first defeats Jamaican troops in Sierra Leone suffered was at the hands of the Ashanti The British West India regiment had a base in that country for years it was made up of mainly Jamaican slaves.jamaicans also fought in Africa after emancipation There were many conflicts after the first Sierra Leone defeat
I love it
@xmurphy2485
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
Wow so amazing we are one family Is fantastic listening interviews Jamaica 🇯🇲 Sierra Leone is visa 💳 free you just have to get tickets 🎟 $500 to $ 1000 dollars you can spend that money with you for very long time
Respect Charles, where in Sierra Leone is your family from? Bo, Kenema, Kono, Freetown, and from which tribe? I am looking forward to visiting by the end of this year. Great interview as usual, Xavier. 🙏🏿
@maggiehalloway4862
Жыл бұрын
Freetown
@GreaterEthio
6 ай бұрын
Which tribe I wonder
Sierra Leone people need to wise up please don't let being poor oppress These politrician need to look out for their own people. China would never let you mine in their country
He looks so much like the host; their smiles are so similar;could they be related?
Are u do? Susu from Kambia. Thanks guys.
@xmurphy2485
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for tuning in. Blessings
Blue Strong JC
@xmurphy2485
Жыл бұрын
#fervet #Trueblue
How is the body! I think that's what that greeting is.
@olatunjimason
Жыл бұрын
Yo are right Joann! That is how Sierra Leoneans greet each other.
@Bevsmith6548
Жыл бұрын
Di body fine oh
@xmurphy2485
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing the greeting 👍🏾
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Do you tknowh that there is a church in freetown called the maroon church
@xmurphy2485
Жыл бұрын
So much shared history
Orpotho, meaning White man!! Love your narrative ❤
@talijahtalijah1258
6 ай бұрын
Orpotho is a Temne word meaning Whiteman. The Krio word is Wateman.
Bob Marley wrote his song Zimbabwe as a tribute to the people of Zimbabwe in their struggle to gain independence from their colonizers. Of course Africa loves Bob Marley.
👌👌👌💞🇯🇲🇨🇦
I went to Kingston Parish Church and saw the Jamaicans killed there in the rebellion.in the 1890's They rebelled more than once
Jamaica is a working passport in America to and the Caribbean let me no lol
Why Jamaicans are called colonisers the repressed the people many times and the British West India regiment was stationed there Jamaican were the majority
He does not know the history between Jamaica and Sierra Leone There is a reason why he was Puta colonizer .The British West India regiment was stationed there .The regiment were mainly Jamaican slaves and were defeated by the Ashanti in the early nineteenth century .The Jamaicans fought all over Africa before and after emancipation.