The disappearing Afro Sri Lankas you never knew existed

[@kish_myworld]

Guys be sure to watch part 2 of this beautiful people here below. They invited me back to spend the night kzbin.info/www/bejne/goC5hox4ecyNmacsi=j1CLjHdi9yRMunVF

[@maideikarikoga8144]

These are my people because the time they were taken it was Mwene Mutapa Empire and Was start from Tanganyika which is Tanzania now include Malawi and some part of Zambia and whole Zimbabwe and part of South Africa which is limpopo area my Grandmother is from Mozambique and Mozambique and Zimbabwe we share ancestors

[@MaduraPriyan]

African people are the most humble people on earth. Love you from 🇱🇰

[@CloudArchitectDEUTSCHLAND]

I'm a German citizen (born and raised here in Munich) of Sri Lankan Sinhalese descent. And I speak very good Sinhalese language (I'm very proud of it 💪🏻) I have been to Sri Lanka many times. I feel so happy like the way that Afro-lankans meet you when I meet some fellow Sri Lankan people in Europe. 😍 this video is super awesome and very interesting Kish. I like your simplicity. Good luck with your future 🫡

[@කාවින්දවිජේසිංහ]

ආඩම්බරයි සහෝදරයා ඔයා ගැන

[@vijayafernando1]

Proud of you. Hope you have sri lanka citizenship too

[@dinocatHasQuitted]

im german tamil born in heinsberg near aachen

[@කාවින්දවිජේසිංහ]

@@dinocatHasQuitted ❤️🙃

[@Europe_Gihan]

Nice city Munich bro

[@sdiss14]

Being a Sri Lankan, it's not often that I learn something new about Sri Lanka. Great video mate, much love! ❤

[@kish_myworld]

Glad you enjoyed it! Share widely

[@ransikadealwis8379]

This is one of the best videos I have ever seen. The young Kenyan boy did a great job to revive the identity of srilankan African. We should support this disappearing community for sustainable future

[@teddydavis2339]

Kish! I didn't know that there were Africans in Sri Lanka. I learned so much from you.

[@kish_myworld]

Happy to teach the masses

[@MnkMDK]

They are East African slaves

[@OpinionatedNomadChannel]

​@@kish_myworld me too. Thank you!

[@pwelly7717]

Any Countries the Brisk were involved in are mixed. Yep , not only that Sri Lanka’s, India and Bangladesh are also different skin color

[@buttercup6083]

@@kish_myworld Don't forget to let them know that Africa sold them all over the globe for hundreds of years. SHAMEFUL!!

[@elizanama]

This was so emotional . The lady being so happy to touch your hair and she was so happy to see you.. Oh😢😊😊

[@kish_myworld]

It was so emotional for real. so sweet people

[@Afro_Dee_SA]

Kish you are doing the Lord's work honestly....I would not have known this!!! Thank you tons!❤

[@kish_myworld]

You are so welcome

[@kiddyadams]

These is our People from Eastern Africa, especial Southern East Tanzania, Mozambique, Comoro and same part of Malawi and Zambia. they can sing Swahili songs and hear some broken Swahili in their Portuguese words in them Ngomas. even the drums and dance is more resembled our coastal tribes songs. GERMANS,SULTANE ZENJIBAR AND PORTUGUESE took our people to fight their wars. German lost the war British finishes it, now see we are all over lost. this reminded me of the Siddis in India and Parkistan and Philippines to Fiji etc, actually FIJI are coming From River Rufiji. hongera jirani kazi nzuri

[@Afro_Dee_SA]

You can take the people out of Africa but you cant take Africa out of the people! Im so touched by this...

[@kish_myworld]

One people one love

[@margaretakwa5687]

Exactly

[@Snkbee]

True and its good they were not barred from practicing their culture.

[@vijayafernando1]

48000 years ago africans came to Balangoda. Archeologist found Ostrich egg shells being used . sri lamps does not have ostriches.

[@GeneralMakaze]

Nyaje buda !!! Incredible thing you did out there. Not many of us Lankans know about the existence of Afro origins in Sri Lanka or other minor ethnicities. Hope your work inspire and educated the world. Good Luck.

[@cityassessors6713]

Thanks for effort to bring to us this great content kish God bless you

[@HappyToursAfrica]

Thank you for showing us Africans in Sri Lanka. Watching from Uganda

[@MA_active]

This made me emotional watching thank you so much for sharing. Great video and safe travels

[@kish_myworld]

I appreciate. Much love

[@mogopodiphiri6286]

😮 Wow 😲 🌍dance 🩰🌄🪩 music 🎶🖤 😳🤓🙌🏾 nice 👍🏾 nice clap, dance, singing and drum 🥁. Tried to trace key "Tsonga" words although Mozambique might be having more than 1 language. High in Tempo ey.... Love it! 🤩😁

[@rayanbaseron3729]

Similar to the Afro Srilankans during the British and also the Portuguese rule. Indonesians were brought to srilanka and they remained. We are known as the Srilankan Malays. I only got to know about the Afro Srilankans and their history when i was a teenager. Its amazing to see in our small island how many different cultures are present, it makes our country more beautiful. I came recently to UK as a student and watching your videos makes me miss home so much. Thank you for the content ❤️

[@kish_myworld]

Enjoy bro

[@alfikazen1439]

are Malays from Indonesia ? I thought they're from Malaysia .

[@moarx25]

Malay consider as Indonesia and Malaysia ​@alfikazen1439

[@Islamic24Reminders]

​@@alfikazen1439most of Malays are came from Malaysia my great grand father from Malaysia and my uncle wife is from Indonesia...!

[@janj6791]

​​@@Islamic24Reminders would you mind me clarifying something. During the colonial days today's Malaysia was called Malaya which included present day Singapore.

[@nalin8182]

Tuk tuk malli. ( bro) supper person. Honest and very friendly and respectful. Hats off to him . Have a wonderful journey. ❤

[@jacquelineburke1164]

Just got home after a long day and couldn't wait to view your video thanks once again for enlightening us❤❤❤

[@kish_myworld]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@Al-yl3ok]

Thank you for interviewing this community of African origins. I had the opportunity to inyerview them in late 1990. There was a lady who spoke fluent English and she told me that her late husband was a government officer in Colombo. According to the children and parents, the children were never being discriminated and also the adults were so comfortable to live with evryone . Sri Lanka must be the only country that Africans were not discriminated. When we visted them they we so gwnerous and and treatwd us with sweets and tea like any other Sri Lankan. One of my good friends did a P. hd study on their music under Ethno Musicology. Thanks once again.

[@kwaku8483]

Africa and Asia's connection date back over a thousand years so the family connection of the two groups is very very deep.😊

[@pandjam27]

Sri Lankans love African people❤ I felt that they prefer calling they look like African than Indian.

[@XandriaRavenheart]

Sinhala people have pretty dark skin, especially those who worked in the fields back in the day, so I doubt there would have been any discrimination in terms of skin colour for African people in Sri Lanka.

[@Dan-q6v1v]

Actually, Google the story of a King in India who felt sorry to see an African Slave boy he saw with a Arab merchant that came to trade with his Kingdom and asked to buy him. When the king(rahput) died he named this boy, who grew into a young man, as his successor. An African Slave boy who grew up to be a king in India. His shrine still exists today. Google it!

[@Dan-q6v1v]

Ps please read my other comments above. I am trying to get the word out to the African Union.

[@dejumaboutique1305]

Great work. If you haven't already, I'll suggest clipping this based on topics so that you can more views. Great work for exposing African influences across the globe. There are Afro-Indians, as well.

[@kish_myworld]

Great idea. Will do that for sure

[@markoluwa]

Amazing work Kish 😂😂😂❤❤❤

[@nelsonveryinspiringsongver8042]

Afto-Indians are called "Sidis"

[@margaretakwa5687]

I just came across your channel, this is very touching do you know little by little you the youths are bringing the world rogether,the tuk tuk driver is amazing,keep pushing

[@kish_myworld]

Wow, thank you

[@issarak]

I’m not African, but obviously tuch and emotionally watching this. Your determination reveals the rare human spirit in you so most definitely thank you for sharing your experience with the world.

[@kish_myworld]

Wow, thank you

[@vijayafernando1]

just imagining that all of us humans would have done this (the singing and dancing) for at least 200,000 years in every place we went to.

[@wycliffhezron7378]

They have similar dancing style and drum beats like ISIKUTI in LUHYA culture In Western KENYA....your tuktuk guy is generous and geniune person,the AFRO SRI LANKAS are so welcoming and Loving community.. Enjoying your ASIAN tour Watching From DOHA - QATAR 🇶🇦

[@oceangrey8796]

My evening well spent, thank you Kish.

[@kish_myworld]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@mohammedsiraj5444]

A guy from Togo sent me your link and I am surprised the existance of such thing in Sirilanka. I often work with Sirilankean specifically people from Jafna(Tamiler) and they never told me such history. You are doing a nice work. Keep it up.

[@kish_myworld]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@harmonyclarke6808]

Marwan done this trip also.

[@mahirwe980]

You're doing great, bro. Let's reach out to our brothers and sisters in Sri Lanka.

[@kish_myworld]

Yessss

[@Lizzi31]

⁠nice to see they are happy in Sri Lanka, the Dutch brought Africans and Javanese, the Portuguese brought Africans and the British brought in Malays and Tamils. There are also the Arabs and Moors who came and settled in Sri Lanka in the 8th century

[@rkyei-gyau525]

“Even if you leave Africa, Africa always lives in you”. Beautiful people. Thanks Kish for your work. I’m subscribing straightaway

[@kish_myworld]

Thanks and share widely

[@JenniferSamuel-h8k]

Amazing content 👍🏾 I never knew of the African Sri Lanka people. I enjoyed this video so much and the history of these wonderful people I will share it with my family. Continue with such great content ❤

[@Loi-se]

Lovely Kish 😊! Well done for this one.. you did a great job 👏🏾

[@kish_myworld]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@lorenzowere9433]

How do we donate to them...I would like to donate $150 for that choir group, and and maybe $100 for school supplies for the kids in the last family

[@kish_myworld]

@@lorenzowere9433 you can pay pal me directly or use buy me a coffee. The links are in my bio. Or better still contact me through my Instagram DM But pls hurry coz I am going back there in less than a week before I leave Sri Lanka

[@kish_myworld]

Halo if you are serious about this kindly reach out coz i am soon leaving and i want to go back there

[@jacquelinemadoo2616]

You continue to provide history to the world, which I would never know. Your travels are very interesting. Thank you and blessings to stay safe🎉❤

[@kish_myworld]

@@jacquelinemadoo2616 thank you

[@hortencedeekman7081]

Wow! Impressive. Asante sana Kish.❤

[@lastersilva534]

Fabulous dance nice music and songs ❤welcome to the paradise of the world sri Lanka ❤

[@antoinettevalentine4868]

She is a bundle of joy. Great personality! Good rythmn .

[@kish_myworld]

So true

[@OpinionatedNomadChannel]

Yes......

[@Aline-E12R15I]

Thank you Kish for this beautiful video. I like it, how our brothers and sisters reflect also the kindness and the hospitality of Sri Lankas people, even if it is not easy. I feel real happiness, gratitude and inner joy in a great simplicity. They are opened mind. We can be poor, but when we know that people don't have hate in them because of our difference of physical looking, life is then sweet, easier and beautiful. The driver was fantastic. Indeed everyone who spoke to you were very opened, kind and sincere. The 2nd dance has some similitude with one of our dance called "Maloya" in the Island Réunion where I am from. The women who first opened the dance, was dancing like a queen.. Beautiful!! May our Lord JESUS CHRIST bless them all and yourself abundantly! 🙏❤️

[@wesleysicard4478]

Wow awesome video brother God bless you on your journey one love

[@kish_myworld]

Thank you kindly

[@ChaturaWijenayake-m6g]

Kish, what you did was beautiful... I knew very little about Afro-Sri Lankans... we need to appreciate all of the ethnicities that live and call this wonderful country home. Just as majority ethnic groups in Sri Lanka, we must recognize and appreciate all the minority groups of people and their customs and cultures... Sri Lanka is a very special place where people can live in harmony. All the communal conflicts were in the past created by the politicians, not by people. There are other minorities such as Tamils, Muslims, Burgers, Malays, Javanese, Telugus, Africans, and Arabic decent. It's time to give their true recognition and preserve their heritage. But the most important thing to remember is that they all are Sri Lankans and must be followed by the prefix of "Sri Lankan - " to their ethnicities. Again, thanks a lot for your efforts in educating us all.

[@kish_myworld]

welcome

[@ekanjonuusikuhertta8232]

Interesting interview. Job well done Kish. Best wishes.

[@kish_myworld]

Thanks. Appreciate

[@joemokhari5661]

Thanks great show and thanks for teaching us.

[@kish_myworld]

ALWAYS A PLEASURE

[@olgawilson4237]

Watching from 🇯🇲 I am really enjoying

[@kish_myworld]

Thanks for watching

[@cherrieellis8104]

Watching from Jamaica blessings kish blessings I subscribed 🌹🙏🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@KuyaCraig]

I’m Filipino and we have Aeta people! I found them to be beautiful, just like these people! Wow. Thank you for sharing this with the world.

[@kish_myworld]

Wow im coming there soon to visit them

[@ekanjonuusikuhertta8232]

Asante sana Kish for nice information

[@kish_myworld]

Always with pleasure

[@ZebraAfrica]

I knew the Portuguese were in Ceylon for 150 year, you can see quite a few Sri Lankans with Portuguese names. I had no idea they brought Bantu's to Ceylon who stayed, makes sense that they came from Mozambique, a Portuguese colony.

[@kish_myworld]

Exactly

[@garthe6390]

Am so touched, you can see the genuine African hospitality in display. God bless you for telling their story.

[@UK_Today.]

Hey, i am watching from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰. I like your videos and enjoy ❤

[@kevinhearts616]

Nice vlog Kish. You should also put your camera settings in wide mode to capture a wider view of everything n not always on your face.

[@kish_myworld]

Thanks for the tip

[@OpinionatedNomadChannel]

Agree

[@Senithi_Tinara]

Sirambi adiya, I love them so much. We went there around two years ago, and I still remember dancing with them. They are so kind people.

[@kish_myworld]

The best

[@jacquelineburke1164]

Another great video Kish❤❤❤

[@kish_myworld]

Thank you! 🤗

[@JackieRaby]

Kish love the video keep going 🇬🇧🇯🇲💯👍🙏

[@aklilmesele5083]

Thanks

[@aklilmesele5083]

Kish, you are doing amazing work💎🙏🙏🙏

[@kish_myworld]

Oh thank you so much for this. I appreciate a lot. 🙏🏻

[@Sophialatha]

They used to perform in Colombo very often . They were fun and lovely .

[@masehoart7569]

Very good video - it’s long been overdue that East Africans acknowledge their relatives in Asia. There was a Tanzanian professor & a journalist who visited an Afro-Sindhi community but considered the wish of these people to return back to Africa as impossible to fulfill.

[@Snkbee]

Thanks Kish for the awesome work you are doing and for flying Kenya's flag high. 🙏🏽

[@kish_myworld]

My pleasure!!

[@dineshmilinda5742]

I am from srilanka. So funny When i was watch this conversation. So happy a excellent event. Keep it up congratulations krish.

[@futhimndebele9708]

Our global citizen, that bumpy train ride though😅. Thank you for showing us the through you camera lens. Very informative video, God bless you🙏

[@kish_myworld]

Haha trully

[@absiol3588]

Well done! The world is so connected and very interesting! Great video keep up the good work.

[@LazRanasinghe]

Kish looks at them and sees Africans like him, I look at them and I see Sri Lankans like me... ❤❤❤

[@kish_myworld]

The perfect balance 🤣💪🏽

[@Qutstm]

I enjoyed the video. So interesting.

[@kish_myworld]

Glad

[@PasanArunajith]

Respect to that threewheeler boy for his honesty and hospitality. It seems he has a good personally as well. We need more tuk tuk drivers like him in this country to uplift tourism 😊

[@kish_myworld]

the best

[@socadanca8348]

Kenya gentleman I am miss your videos so much you doing very nice job

[@supul32]

I'm a Sri Lankan and never knew about African Sri Lankan people before. Thank you Kish.

[@kish_myworld]

Welcome

[@prasadhapuarachchi7337]

Thank you for visiting them ❤

[@HenriettaLawson-q3v]

Well done much ❤ from Ghana

[@kish_myworld]

Thank you 🙌

[@tjanikhilor4240]

I never seen anything like this in National geography or Western media, thanks to social media Africans can now tell it's own story.

[@kish_myworld]

Yes that is it…

[@blackpalacemusic]

Yes we must tell our own stories or be lost to history

[@jaminak2509]

Your introduction is superb!🎉

[@afrakanaswahilitv5520]

Nasema asante sana kwa kazi nzuri unayofanya kutuelemisha sisi watu weusi tufeni pote. Nimekushitiria mtandao wako wa kitandaburi (KZbin). Nakurai uwahimize watu wetu warudi nyumbani Afrika ili tuanze kujenga ushikamano dhati wa familia. Asante!

[@janj6791]

Is Swahili widely spoken in Mozambique?

[@afrakanaswahilitv5520]

@janj6791 >>>Yes, and more so in the North. Mozambique liberation forces under Mondlane and Samora Machel wa headquartered and trained in Tanzania. In addition almost 99% of Mozambique are Bantu people of Mtu/Ntu and therefore understands all use Swahili Bantu words. Swahili is an upper Niger Benue language that has alot of Kemet and original languages of the past. For instance a lion in Kiswahili/Swahili is referred to as "Simba" while in kemet is SMB as the vowels of a, e, I, o, U were not yet incorporated in the language. Other words like Brazilian Samba basically comes from the Kiswahili word "Sambaza" meaning make moves, distribute, make flow as the way you move your body parts in a dance.

[@janj6791]

@@afrakanaswahilitv5520 Asante Sana. Appreciate the detailed and prompt response.

[@The1ByTheSea]

The dance at the end felt like Jamaican,Trinidanian ,Garifuna or Geeche/Gullah.A lot of influence from Mozambique .But also the coast of Nigeria,Togo ,Benin Ivory Coast and Senegal .A lot of the Yoruba .

[@laksirigunasekera6878]

Definitely proud to see that we have African roots in Sri Lanka. This is something I came to learn recently and I myself want to go and learn about them more in Sri Lanka. We are all connected someway and we should all appreciate that we have brothers and sisters every corner of the world. The family is lovely and they seem to be very proud to be Sri Lankan!

[@AngelaSImmons-o5p]

This is a great channel I’m not from Africa but is learning a lot from these Channels and to know people from Africa live in many other countries even if some of the local people of these country would not admit it.I was born in a Country were you can find about every Race of people so I’m open these issues.Good luck.

[@kish_myworld]

Thanks

[@Pdalim59]

I feel glad when I see Black people thriving outside Africa. But they are part of us!!❤❤❤!! I am from Kenya 🇰🇪 🇰🇪

[@bakmaharangana]

This is so lovley. Thank you kish

[@shawnpeterson137]

Hi Kish, wish I had the chance to meet you. I am a Sri Lankan from Scandinavian decent. I have a farm just off Puttalam. Give me a hollar if you're in the area again. Cheers.

[@lemessagerdegrace5844]

Thank you brother. Tuna furahi. Aksanti sana.

[@rilliathomas3946]

I am enjoying this video Kish. I think this is my favorite.

[@kish_myworld]

Glad

[@mandioukeita8435]

Iam from mali living in new York USA I watch your video Africains in Sri Lanka I find very interesting it's very open mind adventures you are the best thanks for

[@Noella2512]

That’s really good to see all of this keep up the good work my friend

[@kish_myworld]

Thanks Noelaaaaaa

[@antonperera8862]

thank you bro! we sri lankan don even notice this much super cultural event thanks again

[@myrtle-annrenaud6263]

Great video...Kish my world...

[@kish_myworld]

Thank you

[@Carljames237]

Thank you Kish❤

[@Carljames237]

Thank you for letting me and thousands more people have this first hand experience with the people of African descent in stri lanka❤❤❤

[@kish_myworld]

@@Carljames237 very much welcome.

[@kish_myworld]

@@Carljames237 anytime

[@AIAttanayake]

Wow very nice video. I subscribe to your channel and put a like for the video.

[@richardgamble4147]

I love this video.

[@chathurangadissanayake-bw2wh]

All Sri Lankans are one ❤ nation

[@BakTukBak-qhb]

Kish, you really like to be always looking different but always keeping it simple and a little crazy. No one can be kish!!!

[@kish_myworld]

Thanks 🙏🏻

[@saalaxdheere457]

Good job Kish my world.

[@kish_myworld]

Thanks

[@INERGYVIBRATION]

Jah Rastafari Blessings kish my World 🌎 🙏 Success on finding your tribe and making a difference I really appreci love it.This visit needs more than One Day..To interact with the people.

[@LuvSol427]

Just before the 1:06 mark …I ❤❤ it. Absolutely wonderful to see my ppl in Sri Lanka after all of these years. So refreshing to see that they are ok and not going through the atrocities that many of our diaspora have gone thru. Protection and Righteous Guidance over the my Youth in the Sri Lanka family! All Praises to the Divine Great Spirit! ❤

[@hajaikoroma7048]

Watching from Maryland U S A. Love this episode ❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸. What is your Mpesa number?

[@kish_myworld]

0712963300

[@mpumemtebeni979]

Oh bless them❤ I just got goosebumps when they sang. I can imagine how if feels to loose r culture

[@dwightthementor]

Great Story. I am coming to Kenya from America in April. Let's collab.

[@kish_myworld]

@@dwightthementor I’m rarely in Kenya but hit me up by then. You never know

[@govanandrew9490]

Kish that music is typical from the coast side the beats are typical luyia . Amazing

[@kish_myworld]

True very african

[@skellagyook]

Do you know what language they're singing in?

[@KD-zj4ye]

@@skellagyook they said they were singing in Portuguese

[@marynjokimirie4753]

Watching from Germany ❤

[@vijayafernando1]

Kish you are amazing for humanity itself and this shows our roots. Proud of Sri Lankans to not to have been racist for at least 200 years as the fact that the people were able to still celebrate the culture without let or hinderance!!

[@kish_myworld]

Yea Sri Lankans are never racist

[@stonepony2285]

Thank you sir 😂 for showing our extended family 😅😂 from America 🇺🇲🌎 watching 💕😂

[@kish_myworld]

Our pleasure!

[@janepherkhisa8581]

Nice content

[@kish_myworld]

Appreciate

[@isharahajji1870]

Nice to know about them. I' m a srilankan Malay. My mom sides origins from west Bangle india. My father side origins form Malaysia. My grand pa was a judge.My grand ma's were from a mudaliyas family in srilanka. Our ancestor' s brought as soilder. Before that travel to promote islam religion or as merchants. Muslims were loyal to the king. And later we fought together with Sinhalese people for our independence.

[@kariukidennis1197]

Great video🎉🎉🎉. I like the boda boda guy or motorcycle guy. He is so so so humble.

[@FurbyPurrson]

42:49 the gentleman says ''their ancestors were brought here in sri lanka around 1500s. they gained sri lankan citizenship around early 1800s. since then their people have been living here in sri lanka until his generation(now). now our people are all mixed with srilankan natives(through marriages)''. this is a wholesome video kish i have never seen afro-srilankan people getting recognition like this. thank you for your kindness. as you can see they are overwhelmingly enjoyed your visit. cheers machan. you're a nice man.

[@kish_myworld]

Bless 🙏🏻

[@mm-re4fq]

Good job ❤❤

[@kish_myworld]

Thank you so much 😀

[@williamkyavi3369]

The best so far. Wow. What a dance

[@cosmaskase946]

Oh maahn our beautiful people doing beautiful dances ❤❤❤❤