We travelled to Jamaica for the Magazine "Brigitte Wir". There we met up with the reggae singer Marcia Griffiths and made a trip into the history and beauty of the Island and it's people
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Legendary Studio One in Kingston.
Marcia Griffiths in her Studio
A sports teacher in Treasure Beach. Cricket is very popular in Jamaica.
Citizen of the Maroon town Accompong. The Maroons used to be slaves and where the first ones to obtain freedom. In return they returned other slaves that flew to them. They used the technique on the photo to hide from the colonial masters.
Rastafari in Accompong.
American tourist at the Dunns Waterfalls in Ocho Rios.
Jerk Chicken at Jojo's in Kingston.
A farmer in YS Falls.
Many people in Jamaica bleach their skin.
Woman at the hairdresser on a Saturday in Ocho Rios.
Seaford town is a german town in the middle of the Island. The population was established in the 1830s after the abolition of slavery when Lord Seaford needed new workers.
66% of the Jamaicans are Christian.
Left: A man counting money on the streets In Port Antonio.
Right: Folks playing domino.