There are some

people whose career paths come to them naturally, but then there are others who

are versatile and have been able to fuse their passions.

One such

person is Garfield ‘Sarge’ Lewis, a comedian and reggae artiste.

Born in Job

Lane, Spanish Town, St Catherine, Lewis was half of the duo Apache Chief and

Sarge, who performed on the comedy scene locally and internationally for some

time.

According to

Sarge, growing up with a single mom was not easy, but he saw success in his

future.

“I’m a one-room

boy,” he said. “My life was not always golden. It’s my ambition and

determination to be a success against the odds and all the negativity around me

from others that pushed me forward.”

That ambition

would eventually push him into music.

“I’m very

talented, not just in music and comedy, but also in sports. But it was always

music until I entered the popular Tastee Talent Competition in 1998,” said Sarge,

who is also called ‘Gyal Ediot’.

“I was not

chosen then, so I re-entered in 1999, where I was placed third in the semis and

second in the grand finals. I went back the following year with a song, which

can be styled as a comedic song. Somehow that one song got me recognised so I

started getting calls.”

And although

he liked comedy and was somewhat fascinated with Sammy Quest and Apache Chief, he

didn’t intend to go that route.

His first big step in comedy was as part of Grandfada and Son. And after Sammy Quest migrated in 2005, he joined Apache Chief. Together, they gained a following as Apache Chief and Sarge.

Unfortunately,

following a brief illness in 2013, Apache Chief died. Sarge then migrated to

Canada, but that was after performing with Apache Kid (the son of Apache

Chief). The two occasionally perform together.

Now living in Canada full-time, Sarge still performs, but he mostly does music. He has even recorded a song called Gyal Ediot.