Sunday, August 18, 2024 - Banton, the popular Jamaican reggae legend, 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, Maroons originated from
the Igbo tribe of Nigeria.
He lamented that their Indigenous land is now being threatened by the current
Jamaican government which is bringing Chinese and other foreigners into their
region to displace them.
He said, “Our Indigenous
way of life and our land are being threatened by the current government of
Jamaica which seeks to bring Chinese and other nationalities into the Cockpit
region which is an Indigenous sacred region to usurp us the Maroons as the
warriors.
“Maroons are some of the Indigenous warriors on my Island. We
fought the British relentlessly. We are called Blackmaroons. My generation
originated from Nigeria. I am an Igbo man according to my bloodline.”
Reggae icon, Buju Banton shares his Igbo heritage pic.twitter.com/rvmWZdaPar
— IGBO History & Facts (@IgboHistoFacts) August 18, 2024
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