I Found a 500 Hectars Jamaican City In Africa(Ethiopia)

Do you all ever regret moving back to the continent? >> Regret. >> I regret it. >> Africa is a great continent with a great future. And as we speak, Africa is rising. finally made it to Shashaman. This is the exact same location where his royal emperor Hel Salasi gave all Africans living in the diaspora 500 hectares of land to settle. So this land literally is for reparation and I'm here to explore, meet the people that moved here in the past and I just can't wait to share their stories with you all. >> My brother, welcome. Welcome to Shashamani. Even the tuk tuk that you find in this city is designed with Jamaican colors. That's insane, bro. Like the entire city is fully Jamaican wan. But we here in Shashamani. And guess what? You never go anywhere in Sashamani without seeing the picture of Emperor Hila Salasi. This is a Jamaican restaurant. And I just want to taste a bit of Jamaica because it's been so long since I had some rice and peas with chicken curries with oxtail and you know what? Everything Jamaican. What we brother come inside. As soon as you enter, you start feeling irani so unique, man. >> Shashamani is the is like promised land for all African people. Uh everybody come from the world that live shaman especially the black people who really you know like from America from England the repatriate to Ethiopia Shashaman you know so Shashaman is a gift land for all black people. >> I hope you all are enjoying this amazing episode. If today's your first time seeing this face on your screen kindly do me a favor like this video. Thank you so much. But most importantly, subscribe to be part of this awesome channel because the goal of this channel is to get 2 million by the end of December. Have you subscribed? Have you liked it yet? You're the best. Share this video to your friends and family. >> You know, I just >> I just heard him playing a Ghana song and I'm like, that's Shatal right there, man. That's shat right there. Oh boy. know the king of dance. Africa dance. Yeah man. Number one in Ghana and number one in Africa. You have some bridge in Shashani. When he get the chance he must come visit her. No sh I'm I'm inviting you to Sashamani man. Come and see your Jamaican brothers out here man. Sashamani is the spiritual homeland for all Rastapharians across the globe. As I was in Jamaica >> Yeah. >> And then I went to Bobble Bubble Hill >> and they they told me that um >> there's Zion in Ethopia and I'm like I have never been. So that's why I came here this time around. >> You're welcome, man. >> Thank you so much. >> You guys are welcome. >> How long have you been here? >> How old are you? >> I am 30 now. >> Come on. Come on. >> Is it longer than 30 years? >> Come on, man. >> Longer than 30. >> We've been hearing the word Rastapherians all our lives, but I believe that most of us don't even know who a Rastapherian is. So the question is, who is a Rastapharian? Well, a Rastapharian is a follower of Isis Salassi, originally called Rastaphara. Just like Christians are named after Christ, they become Christians, followers of the Christ. Rastafarians are followers of Rastafari, the emperor of Ethiopia, Ely Salassi. They are those called Rasters or Rastapharians. A lot of us prefer to be just called Rasters rather than Rastapharians because even followers of Lucifer are called Luciferians. We want to stand out. a young guy coming from Ghana. When I came to um when I came to Jamaica, I realized that all Raspherians worship H Salassi and I really want to know why. >> A lot of raers worship Salassie because they see Salassie as the second coming of Christ. And if the wise men, the Maggi who came all the way from the east at the birth of Jesus Christ came to give him gifts and bow before him and worship him. A lot of raers believe that is Salassie is the second coming of Christ and therefore God and therefore they worship him. In the Bible in Revelation chapter 5 it speak of the lion of Judah, Ruth of David. And we know that his majesty is the only king of kings that carry that title line of Judah. Revelation also speak of the king of kings and the lord of lords. And his majesty is the only man that have those title. So we couldn't look out of his majesty as the king of kings and the almighty. So biblically we see that his majesty fulfill all those prophecy you know. So I have to hold on to his majesty as our god and king. But it's not all raers who believe in I salassi as god. Some other rusters believe that their life has salassi as the new cross the core the foundation but they don't think that salassi is god to be woripped and did you know that the word raafara is actually the original name for emperor hila salasi >> ras it's a title and it's for dignitary >> ambassadors queens and princess and kings It's a title in the kingdom. Now, Rastafari mean head which is Ras. Tafari means the one to fear. Everybody fear God, righteous. Yep. Everyone fears God. What does um Hila Salassi mean to you? >> To the roster man, he is our divine supreme being, our God and our king here in Jamaica. But but Jamaican people have become more aware of him. his speeches, his philosophy, what he represented. So it means a lot to African people everywhere. >> He's a great king. He has done so much for Ethiopia and he he gave us information to come to Ethiopia because he came to Jamaica and he told us that Jamaicans and Ethiopians are blood brothers >> and he said we invite us to come to Ethiopia. So >> we are going home. So now Shashamani is home to >> Yeah. home to for black people especially the Jamaicans Trinidadans but when give this land he give for Jamaica first time but he say for all black people give land homeland you know. So he say repartrate to Ethiopia. Ethiopia. We are coming. We are coming. Lassi chose the promised land Shashamani for people returning from the diaspora African people. Remember when Marcos Gave prophesied that a great identity will be coming out of Africa and this great identity would come so strong and shall lift a hand out of Ethiopia and the whole world of blackness would look up to this great land and is Salassie came out. So when people were ready to move out of Babylon, the Rastaman calls any other part of the world Babylon apart from Africa. See moving from out of Babylon and returning to Africa. I Salassie became the first king to aortion a certain piece of land in Shashamani, Ethiopia to say, you know what, you are returning from exile. This is the promised land called Shashamani. From that time till now a lot of raers have returned home and they have seen Shashamani as the promised land and the home of all returnees from the diaspora. >> So give Ethopians who acknowledge Rastafar as our god and king you know. Shashamani is now the home of all the three mansions of Rastafara in Rastaparian. If you want to say group tribe, you just have to say mansions. You're welcome. We basically have three mansions of Rastafari. We have the naabingi and these are the people who beat up the naabingi drums and chant down Babylon saying they are called naabingi because that word itself is African origin right originated from swuahili and it simply means death to both black and white oppressors. Now it came out in the days of the Ma Mau rebellion when in Kenya and those places people went into the bush to fight as gorilla fighters against colonialism and even slavery. We also have the Bob Shante. Those people who were the turbans like mine. They don't eat a lot of things but they eat fish and drink milk. Not all of them do. They wear the turban and most of them also carry a broom to signify cleanliness. Remember the Bible says cleanliness is next to godliness. >> Greetings of >> Boba Gabriel. >> Boba Gabriel. >> Yeah. Bob Shanti. >> Yeah, I'm a Boba Shanti from Jamaica. >> What does Bob Shanti represent? >> You're right. Our father Emanuel say that Bob Shanti mean African sons and daughter. You know >> we also have what is called the 12 tribes of Israel that Bob Mali belong to >> these are all the children of Bob Mali and that's Bob Mali himself with the inclusion of H Salassi. I think Bali really adored him and I love the fact that Jamaicans are really celebrating the empire in here. >> They are also very strong in their faith. They believe in the prophet God and they are a very powerful mansion that does not believe in what you eat. They believe in what comes out of you. So they eat fish, they eat meat, they eat eggs, they eat almost everything. I remember na bingi they don't eat meat they don't eat fish they don't eat anything animal see >> you're from Trinidad >> headquarter yes I'm from Trinidad and Tobago >> one island >> how long have you been in >> Ethiopia one year now >> one year now you're still fresh >> I still fresh >> what brought you here >> um well through our beloved prophet Godman he teach us to read our Bible one chapter a day and find the truth for ourselves And from we read the Bible one chapter a day we find the truth for our and we see Ethiopia Shashamani is the promised land where the ark of the covenant lay anywhere Israel is the the ark of the covenant is and the ark of the covenant is in Ethiopia in Axam >> or are the first Christianity who accepted in Africa. Okay. >> And also this is the seed of uh the ark of covenant or the ten commandments where the queen sha brought it here from king Solomon bad but ordered from God himself. So no country in the world that even Israel claims the ten commandments or dark covenant in we are the 12 tribel the biblical Israel not the Israel that waring right now. We are the children that was lost and scattered. So we have 13 months of sunshines in Ethiopia. >> You understand? So we carry on Jacob linage in the Bible. And the prophet God man gather all of us together. No rationalism. >> We don't deal with race. >> Yeah. >> Number one. So that is how we is the biblical Israel, the 12 tribe of Israel. And the ark of the covenant is close to us. Emperor Salassi. Um >> I read online that um Hila Salasi gave over 500 acres of land >> to Africans living in the diaspora. Was So when you moved in here, was the land given to you for free or you had to pay for the land? >> It was free. >> It was free. >> Yeah. >> We got flats. >> Oh wow. Is this still free because I want to move here too? >> No, it's not free anymore. >> It's not free anymore. Well, most of it has been taken back because there was no one to occupy at the time. >> Uh, no one occupied this area. >> At the time when we came here in 1976, people wasn't coming. >> So, which means the entire >> area is owned by Jamaicans. This whole >> It was owned by Jamaicans. >> Uh-huh. But after government uh was overthrown was overthrown the other government start to seize a lot of land from the raster and they took it for themselves. >> So all these houses that you seeing behind me is the raster house. So which means that um the raster most of them live in this house. The Jamaica house ordered it. >> Oh, entire area. >> Yeah. >> Oh, wow. >> Now, raster area. >> Ra area. >> Yeah. >> So, >> watch all the time. >> Yeah. >> I wanted to know how many countries living here. Is it just Jamaicans? >> Not at all. Is it Jamaicans? But as the brother said, the black Americanos and the Jamaicans were the first to take the call. But West Farway spread across the Caribbean islands. Hence um we are powerful on the ground. If the car come connect with us, we're powerful. >> After Emperor Hila Salasi was overthrowed, the first generational settlers left Shashaman. >> This is a second set. Yes. Yes. Yes. The baton was handed over to us >> by the previous pass. >> Yeah. Because at that time his majesty had left the scene of action, right? And they felt that it was over for them, right? We tried to encourage them to stay. E they had decided to go. So we came at a very opportune time >> and they were able to hand the bat Nova to us. At that time >> anybody coming to Eurova could just put a fence around a piece of land and say this is mine >> and nobody would be coming and saying anything to you. Mhm. >> M what what went um arrive for us if you like is that we were young and we were inexperienced and we got this massive piece of land in front of us and we were just looking at it like this. And every day we go to the road looking at the buses expecting somebody to jump off the bus and come and join us >> in next week. >> About 24 >> young man >> 24 years old. What really inspired you to go to the continent? Because our forefathers told us that don't don't you go to America and talk about civil rights in America. If you want to be a big businessman, you ever heard about Marcos Gabby, you must because he he inspired your leader Necruma. >> That's how Marcos said anything you want to be. You want to be a big businessman, you want to be a politician, go to Africa. I said to my mom once, "Show me something that you have achieved from Jamaica and the colonial period and over to the so-called independence period." And she she couldn't answer me. So, you know, it was I I and my mom, we had a battle because she was more politically inclined and I was more Africa inclined, right? So, and then I I met up on a very special man by the name of brother God, Prophet God. Now at that time youngsters like myself, >> we had reached a crossroad because the government of Jamaica which was um um of colonial mentality. E they said that look shoot first and then ask questions >> later >> later. So look, that's a dangerous statement. And then this man came along because we were planning to take up guns. We were we were planning to confront them, but brother God came and said, "No, that's what they want. They want you to go down that road and then they will have a reason to put you down." Uh, and he said, "No, it's not it's not rebellion. It's another R repatriation. >> Much respect, man. You live in >> Yeah, I live in Ethiopia. >> You live in Ethopia. From which part of >> Well, I come from England, but Jamaica, England, and now Ethiopia. >> How long have you been in Ethopia? >> 27 years. >> Wow. >> Yeah. >> How is life been here? >> Well, they say I'm still here, so it must be good after 27 years. And I don't want to leave. It must be good. >> Thank you. >> Where you come from? >> I'm from Ghana. >> Peace. >> Peace makeup. Thank you, bro. It's a vibe in Shaman. It feels like I'm back again in Jamaica. One love, one heart. Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right. Do you ever regret moving to Africa? >> Never. No. No. Greater joy. Stand there. Greater joy. >> Yeah. He he my brother described the perils that were ahead of him at 24. Mhm. >> You know, he he also described to the city administration an hour ago the fact that he could own property, have a piece of land, put a fence. You can't do that where we coming from. >> This place was given to us by the first >> this entire >> entire place. Yeah. So which means you did not pay for anything? >> No, no, no. It was free. >> This was was a land grant given to us by Salassi when he went to Jamaica in the 60s, right? >> Okay. >> He promised for any black people who want to repatriate to Ethiopia, they could come in and he had a place for them. >> Okay. >> This was the place that was given. My father are is one of those who repatriated >> in the year >> in 19606 68. >> How long have you been here? >> I was born here. I told you. >> You born here? >> Yeah. And I'm 43 now. >> So you've been here for 43 years? >> Yeah. So my dad, they they were here about 50 50 something years before. >> Have you been to Jamaica since? >> Yes, I have been once, you know. >> Once in your whole life. 43 years. >> Yes. >> Why? >> Also when I was small. We are not encouraged to go back there. Hello my people in natur. This is Murice Shani. Welcome. >> Are you Are you Jamaican or Ethiopian? >> Me? I'm Ethio Jamaican? >> Ethio Jamaican? >> What? >> Your mom and dad are Jamaicans? >> Yeah, but I was born in Ethiopia. >> Have you ever been to Jamaica before? >> No, not yet. >> You've never been to Jamaica? >> Not yet. >> So, how did you learn a PWA? >> From my mom and my pop. Wow. >> At home. >> And how is life in? >> Beautiful, man. Shashamani is beautiful. You people should come and check it out, man. You'll love it. >> I was looking, you know. >> Do you have aki here? >> Yes, I have. >> You grow aki here? >> Let me show you. Aki tree. >> Oh, wow. >> But it was very very hard to grow. >> Really? >> Yeah. You see that is a a tree. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. You live in Joshami? >> Yeah. For the past 49 years. >> 49 years. >> Yeah. >> What brought you to money? >> I came here when I was 23 years. 23 years old. >> When you were 33? Yeah. You moved from Jamaica? >> Straight to Ethiopia. >> Straight to Ethopia. I stopped in London for 3 days and I came here. But what was the intention behind you moving to Shashami? >> Because you know we are Russians and we believe that we are taking from Africa. So returning to Africa that's our belief. So >> I was ready for Africa. >> How is life in Shamani? >> Good. Good. >> Okay. Good. But does it feel like >> No complaint? >> No complaint. Does it feel like Jamaica? >> Yes. >> And how are the people treating you? >> Good. >> Good. So when you moved in here in 1973, how many? >> 76. >> 76. How many people were living there? >> Maybe about um >> 10 families. >> 10 families. All from Jamaica. >> No. >> From at that time it was mostly from Jamaica. Mostly from Jamaica. Then after that people from the Caribbean start coming from America start coming from England start coming from Germany start all over. So we have an international community. I remember when I was 23, I got the opportunity to come here. Me and my wife and two kids and intentionally I wanted them to stay but coming back to Africa takes yourself. It's your responsibility. So I told my wife after discussion that Africa awaits his creators and I know I am a creator. You understand me? So don't feel no way when I'm telling you I love Africa more than my you. I love Africa more than you. So I take my decision that I have to go to Africa. He may have to he has to leave his family and I did so and I accomplish it. I left my children two kids about two years old or three years old. I left them in this at time this Ethiopia wasn't like this. Shashaban wasn't like it. When my parents come to Shash, this is what Shashamani look like. Empty land, farmland, you know. That's how Shashamani looks like. >> So somebody look like this. >> Yeah. When they came now if you come out everything is building you don't know where is where. You understand? Wow. >> So this is a few picture of the elders that >> even in the olden days. >> Yeah. >> Donkey was still working. >> We use it to plow with they use it to to mill the the wheats and those things. >> Yeah. Shashabana was like it takes sacrifice. Your body sacrifice old and accepted. You understand me? So that's what I did. And I told her look 40 years time I did visit you in America. And exactly 40 years actually I went and I I went to America. I said what is this people are running down see nothing for me. So I stayed there out of 10 years I stay about 10 days and see I'm still here about 2 years is left no intention to go back there you know so I made Africa for the Africans those at home and those at abroad >> so I give thanks I make it to Africa it one of the best place I ever seen in the You you you eat this, right? >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We did the root >> and from the root we eat it. >> What about the leaf? >> So, yum. >> The leaf now we boil it. Yeah. But we don't really eat the leaves. >> So, in Ghana? >> Yeah. >> This one? >> Yeah. >> We make one of the best >> dish. >> Okay. >> Kotto stew. >> Okay. Like stew. Yeah. You make you you cut this. And this one if you take this, you you can gain extra blood. >> We we dig the root here, man. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah. We eat that one too. >> The cocoam. >> We make soup, steel, everything with the leaves. This one. >> Yeah. With the palm oil. It tastes so good. >> So I can just onion. >> Yeah. Just whatever. >> Whatever. And then and then put it in. It's you gain extra blood when you eat this one. >> Okay. Afric >> and then from back in the days you know Michael and you know the abid family >> you know. Yeah. We love Ghana from long time you know. >> Really? >> Yeah. We support Ghana from long time. >> This this is an old timey man. >> Yeah man. Yes sir. Yes sir. Yes sir. Ghana in Ethiopia you know >> from Kame in Kuma. So, >> we are very close to Ghanaian people. You know, most of the people that went out to the Caribbean >> are West Africans, you know. >> Y >> but uh Salasi was the first king who really offered us a place to come and find refuge if that place out there wasn't welcome. So, >> what brought you to Ethopia, man? >> Well, what brought me to Ethiopia is repatriation. You know, repatriation means when you know who you are, where you from. So to be truthful, I'm not a Jamaican. I'm an Ethiopian. So Africa is free to all black men and black woman, >> which is black people. You understand? >> Yeah. >> But you have the right to choose which state you want. >> Okay. >> So me, I choose Ethiopia. >> How long have you been in >> Ethopia? 20 years. >> 20 years. >> Yeah. Repartriation, man. As I told you, I'm not Jamaican. I'm a Ethiopian. >> You're born and raised in Jamaica. I was born and raised in Jamaica. But to be born and to birth, which one is greater? >> The birthplace is Ethiopia, Africa. So I was reconate mean to born in Jamaica as a slave child. >> My parents were slave coming through Ghana which is your country. Have you been to Ghana yet? >> I never been to Ghana but it's not really in my heavens. The only thing about Ghana will give you the history. >> So the presentation of Ghana was in 1957. >> Yeah. When Ghana gain independence, Highly Salassi gave Ghana the bander, the flag. Did you know that? So when Hilastasi gave that flag to Ghana, we see the light, the gateway from hell to Africa, back to Zion. So Ghana is the gateway, right? >> Yep. >> To slavery and back to return to Zion. West Africa, the western world. So we are in the eastern world now. You understand? Where the three wise men was looking for the star. Where was the star? in the east rabbian. >> Yes, I'm >> What do you think of Shashamani? >> Uh when I think about Shashamani, yeah, I know uh you know Jamaican community is one of the beauty of uh Shashamani. So, I never been to their uh neighborhood before, but now I learned a lot about them and their origin. Uh, and not only from Jamaica, they are from the other countries also from >> Caribbean. >> Caribbeas. Yeah. >> We got um Africans across the globe watching you right now. If you have a message for them, what would that message be? >> Okay. Well, we are all Africans and we believe that Africa is rising at the moment. We can see Ibra Charms up for him. He's even a great drug. We hope some African leaders can follow him and follow suit and do what he's doing, you know. So, we just hope that way can unite as one, >> break those barriers, >> you know. You go to Kenya, you have to as an black person, you have to >> apply for visa, >> visa and interrogations. We want that to break down. >> You want to borderless Africa? >> Yes, man. >> As Marcus Garvey said that uh Africa is there for us. So we must we must seize the opportunity. >> Africa is the future. >> And we see Africa as our redemption. We see Africa as the the motherland for all black people and we see Marcus Gave as that father of panafricanism. So we always talk about panafricanism where we say it's Africa is Africa. We're not give up Africa. I mean a whole of black people get up. But RA continue no matter how it look, no matter how it stay. We say Africa for Africans, those at home and those abroad. Yeah. You know, baby to the world.