The Igbo People Of Jamaica.
During the trans-Atlantic slave trade, the Igbo people were taken to Jamaica as slaves in relatively high numbers between 1790 and 1809.

The Igbos were spread on plantations all around Jamaica but were more on the island’s north-western side, around Montego Bay and Savanna-la-Mar.

The term “Red Ibo” or “Red Eboe” was used to refer to the Igbo slaves in Jamaica because of their fair or "yellow" skin tones.
During this period, the culture and language of the Igbos diffused into the Jamaican culture from the music, language to the Jamaican way of life.

The Igbos, due to their inability to speak the Jamaican language, introduced some of their words which have now become infused into the Jamaican Patois.

Some of these words include;
i) Ima osu (Jamaica) Imu oso (Igbo) – 'to hiss by sucking your teeth'.

ii)Soso (Jamaica) Sọsọ (Igbo) – 'only'.

Another influence is the Junkanoo festival. Junkanoo is a masquerade festival in Jamaica believed to be attributed to the Njoku Ji (yam-spirit cult).

In Jamaica, it is not uncommon to see people watch Igbo movies. It is believed that some of the rural areas in Jamaica take after the Igbos of Eastern Nigeria.

An example of an Igbo person who left a mark during the trans-atlantic slave trade is Olaudah Equiano, who was a slave trade abolitionist.