Palacio was in Seville, Spain in October 2007 to receive the WOMEX World Music Award for his ongoing efforts to preserve and revitalize the Garifuna culture. His new album, Watina, unites the ...

Danny Michel and the Garifuna Collective play the Vancouver Folk Music Festival Main Stage on Saturday (July 20). Click here to report a typo.

“My mother is a Garifuna singer-songwriter, but she never left the community,” he says, reached on the road in Honduras. “She often arranges songs for me. My father played guitar.

With infectious rhythms, soulful vocals, and a deep sense of rich musical tradition, the Garifuna Collective bring their fascinating and unique Afro-Caribbean Creole sound from Belize to WOMAD 2023 ...

12 killed in Honduras plane crash, including Garifuna musician Aurelio Martínez Suazo By: The Associated Press Posted: 4:35 PM CDT Tuesday, Mar. 18, 2025 Last Modified: 5:01 PM CDT Tuesday, Mar ...

Garifuna, the musical tradition in which they worked, is a mix of West African, Indigenous and other cultures and dates back to the 17th century, along the Caribbean coast of Central America.

Honduran ambassador of Garifuna music and politician died at 55 in a plane crash. Martínez's official Facebook page confirmed his death and mourned the loss of the musician.

Apart from music, Martinez was also into politics. In 2006, he made history by becoming the first Black congressman in Honduras, representing the Garifuna community in the National Congress.

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — A small commercial plane crash off the coast of Honduras left 12 people dead, including a well-known Garifuna musician, authorities said.