Manjah Fyah traveled in the island of Jamaica in April 2007.
He visited the Parish of: Saint James, Hanover, Saint Elizabeth, Westmoreland, Manchester, Saint Catherine, Kingston (parish) and Portland.
In the Westmoreland Parish Manjah Fyah visited the town of Negril where he met the first Reggae artists such as Frankie Paul, Warrior King, Gregory Isaac, Yellowman, Junior T and many local artists. Long Bay Beach, Negril's powdery white beach is Jamaica's most famous and among the best in the entire Caribbean. If you don't know were to go at night in Negril ask somebody at evening or just start walking in the sand and follow the reggae beat! There are concerts, dancehalls and reggae clash in the beach every night.
Orange Hill and its ganja fields is another highlights of the Parish, Jamaica claim it as the best Sensimilla! (I agree..)
After Negril, Manjah Fyah went to the Western Consciousness Reggae Festival in Savanna la Mar where he experienced a great Irie envirement and many Rastafarian's let him feeling home. That year the line-up includes Beres Hammond, Luciano, Wayne Wonder, Marcia Griffiths, Morgan Heritage, Freddie McGregor, Turbulence, Bushman, Fantan Mojah, John Holt, Jah Mason, Tarrus Riley, I Wayne, Chezidek, Nadine Sutherland, Abdel Wright, Marsha, Anthony B, Luthon Fyah, Warrior King, Deuteronomy, Terry Linen and many more.
Special thanx and nuff respect to Luther and his family and friends!!
Treasure Beach was another amazing experience, a little town with more numbers of Kilowatts in the local sound system than numbers of people in town......In Kingston he went to the world-renowned Tuff Gong Reggae Studio is one of the largest audio recording facilities in the Caribbean with state-of-the-art equipment and a vibe that is conducive to creativity. He visited the legendary reggae shops hot-spot of Orange Street, situated in the heart of downtown Kingston, he visited the legendary house of Bob Marley.
Jamaica? No Problem!!
Rio Grande Valley in a Bamboo Raft - Jamaica
MANJAH FYAH inna Jamaica
Western Consciousness Reggae Festival - Savanna La Mar - Westmoreland - Jamaica
Ackee
Ackee and saltfish is a traditional Jamaican dish. It is also Jamaica's National Dish.
INGREDIENTS :
1/2 lb. Saltfish (codfish)
1 dozen ackees
1 small onion
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 sprig tyme
1 crushed garlic or 2 teaspoons garlic powder
3 slices hot scotch bonnet pepper
1 small red sweet pepper
METHOD:
Soak saltfish in water to remove some of the salt or boil in water for 5-7 minutes.
Clean the ackee. Remove the seeds and all traces of interior red pit from the ackees.
Wash ackees five times
Cover and boil until moderately soft.
Drain, cover, and put aside.
Pick up (flake) the saltfish and remove all bones.
Sauté thinly sliced onions and sweet pepper rings.
Remove half of the fried onions and peppers
Add saltfish and the ackees, and turn the fire/stove up slightly.
Add black pepper
Pour in to serving plate and garnish with remaining onions and pepper slices
Serve with boil banana and/or fried dumplings