In Jamaica, however, 250 Igbo men conspired to kill every white man in the land with the Black River Rebellion plot. When they failed, their epic song for freedom rang high: "Oh me good friend, Mr ...

Jamaican reggae legend, Buju Banton, has revealed that he has Igbo heritage. Speaking recently on the ‘Drink Champs’ podcast co-hosted by N.O.R.E and DJ EFN, Banton stated that his tribe ...

Experiences of a former slave in Jamaica, translated by Mary Kuck -- Appendix 2. Archibald John Monteith: native helper and assistant in the Jamaican Mission at New Carmel / edited by Vernon Nelson ...

Jamaican reggae icon Buju Banton has revealed that he has Igbo heritage, tracing his roots to the Igbo tribe of Nigeria. During a recent appearance on the popular Drink Champs podcast, co-hosted ...

Jamaican reggae icon Buju Banton has made a revelation about his ancestry, stating that he has Igbo heritage. In a recent interview on the “Drink Champs” podcast, Banton disclosed that his ...

Originating primarily from the Bight of Biafra in West Africa, the Igbo people were taken in relatively high numbers to Jamaica as slaves, between 1790 and 1809, during the transatlantic slave trade.

Jamaica. The speaking of the Igbo language in Jamaica started during the Atlantic slave trade, when many Igbos were sent to the country, eventually influencing the Jamaican local culture, ...

The Igbo made a conscious decision. They knew that a life of agony and horror awaited them, so they decided to walk into the water. In most oral retellings of what happened, they sang, “By the ...

On the night of October 12, 2023, Jamaican musician and educator Michael “Ibo” Cooper, who played a seminal role in the development of reggae music, helping to create the sunny, accessible, ...