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The Caribbean island nation of Jamaica was a British colony between 1655 and 1962. More than 300 years of British rule changed the face of the island considerably (having previously been under Spanish rule, which depopulated the indigenous Arawak and Taino communities [6]) – and 92.1% of Jamaicans are descended from sub-Saharan Africans who were brought over during the Atlantic slave trade. [6]
Pages in category "Jamaican emigrants to the United Kingdom" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 220 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Prince Buster performing at the Cardiff Festival, Cardiff, UK. Rude boy is a subculture that originated from 1960s Jamaican street culture. [1] In the late 1970s, there was a revival in England of the terms rude boy and rude girl, among other variations like rudeboy and rudebwoy, being used to describe fans of two-tone and ska.
Large-scale Caribbean migration to England recommenced following the Second World War in 1948. The Empire Windrush carried almost 500 passengers from Jamaica, including Lord Kitchener, a calypso singer from Trinidad. By chance, a local newsreel company filmed him singing "London Is the Place for Me" as he got off the ship. [1]
The Jamaican community has had an influence on Toronto's culture. Caribana (the celebration of Caribbean culture) is an annual event in the city. The parade is held downtown on the first Saturday of August, shutting down a portion of Lake Shore Boulevard. Jamaica Day is in July, and the Jesus in the City parade attracts many Jamaican Christians.
Derived from Jamaican Patois, the term "yardie" can be ambiguous, having multiple meanings depending on context. [3] In the most innocuous sense, "yardie" can simply refer to a Jamaican national; as "yard" can mean "home" in Jamaican Patois, Jamaican expatriates who moved abroad to countries such as the U.K. and U.S. would often refer to themselves and other Jamaicans as "yardies". [3] "
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Michael Page (born 1987), professional boxer and mixed martial artist; mother was from Jamaica; Jimmy Peters (born 1879), first black man to play rugby union for England; Nathan Redmond (born 1994), footballer; Jason Robinson (born 1974), rugby international, first black captain of the England national rugby union team.