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Remembering Chris Barber

The world-famous trombonist and band leader Chris Barber died on March 2, 2021 at the age of 90. On this occasion we remember 2 benefit concerts with… Read more

By the Rivers of Babylon

At the end of the seventies everyone danced to “Rivers of Babylon” by Boney M. Hardly anyone understood the song, originally a Rastafarian confession.… Read more

Jamaica’s Rich Literary Legacy Is Finally Getting Global Recognition (by Isis Semaj-Hall)

When it comes to Jamaica's cultural legacy, music looms large, but the island also possesses a rich literary history that spans generations, and is… Read more

Caribbean Art Collection

The concept of Caribbean Art Collection is to work as a mobile gallery using art as a media to expose the caribbean culture throughout Europe. Read more

Handing over of our COVID-19 donation in Kingston

The Jamaican-German Society, our sister society in Kingston, handed over our COVID-19 donation to the representatives of three children's homes in… Read more

DJG-Annual Conference 2020 in Königswinter

This year's conference of the German-Jamaican Society took place from October 16 to 18, 2020 in the Koenigswinter Employee Center (AZK). Read more

Call for donations successful

Dear friends of the German-Jamaican Society, the corona pandemic has also reached Jamaica and has not remained without effects there. The number of… Read more

GJS Annual Conference 2020

Joerg Wenzel moderiert die Tagung der Deutsch-Jamaikanischen Gesellschaft
Joerg Wenzel chairs the confrence

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Participants of the GJS conference 2018 in Koenigswinter prepare a Jamaican buffet

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“Reggae & Jamaica”

Helmut Phillipps introduces himself

Helmut Phillipps

Helmut Philipps has been a member of the German-Jamaican Society for many years. He works as a book author and journalist on the main topic "Reggae & Jamaica" and is as a speaker always welcome at the DJG conferences: https://www.facebook.com/Helmut.Philipps.Reggae/