Jah Frank's Ghana trip enlightening

From the Airport to the Hotel from collecting our luggage took us

about 45 minutes.

Our first Jamaican contact was one of the most popular and upscale

restaurant we had researched was one name JamRock. The following day

we decided the go for lunch. It took us about one hour from our hotel,

and it was way off the hooks.

From the entrance to the lobby was decorated with as many Black

leaders you can think of, from Barack Obama to Shankara, from Nanny to

Tubman.

The food was way off the chains, from Jamaican Ital to Rasta dishes to

our Jamaican delight patties and jerk Chicken. We had a wonderful

lunch with ice cream and natural fruit juices to wash it down.

JamRock is owned by a Jamaican and his Ghanaian wife.

Before we left we had photo-opts with members of the staff, even

meeting a brother that came from Tavern in Papine Kingston.

The proprietor’s husband was not present, but she came and introduced

herself to our party. It resulted in an invitation for the

Friday night weekly main event, that included a live reggae band

presentation, and we were not disappointed, the entertainers laid it

on 100%.

But little did I know that night would be the turning point of exactly

what we were hoping to find. During the session out of nowhere I noticed a brother coming towards me and said,” yes man a Frank that a long time me a watch you and mi

say really couldn’t Frank that".

He now has a Ghanaian name “Kofi” after the day he was born. It was a

brethren from Atlanta I have known for many years, whom I told about

Ghana from my first visit in 2017, as he was interested from photos I

shared with him of the first visit.

It was in 2021 I got a call from him when he told me he was now living

in Ghana. I did not hear from him again. And there he was standing in

front of me in JamRock restaurant that eventful night, apologized

about not keeping in touch because he lost his phone with all the his

contacts.

He gave me his address and cell number and suggested to come get me

the following morning. I told him I will come and he can take us back

to the hotel. We were blown away with the residence in Amrahia Greater

Accra when we got there; no way could he build that in Atlanta.

The next day we went to take a look at the Marley’s residence in Aburi

Upper Accra. on our way we noticed how fruitful that region

was and stop along the way to make a perched from a street vendor.

We visited one of the many Accra Malls, it not possible to do it all

in one day, but it is a place to see the magnitude and splendor and

complexity of the mall.

We spent a day hanging out with Ghanaian singer songwriter Osagyiefo

at the Quaku Village situated beside the Kwame Nkrumah Museum, and on

the shore of the Pacific ocean where we could see the route travelled

by our enslaved ancestors.

Black Rasta and Jah Frank

 I also spent another day with One of the most talented singer songwriter entertainer and radio broadcaster Blakk Rasta at his studio ZFM 92.7 where he had a great interview with me, the first to be intervened by a Ghanaian singer who I have myself interviewed him

twice on the Memories Hometown Radio.