When Belize’s legendary drum maker Austin Rodriguez returned home from a trip to the US, his daughter, Norielee — going against her father’s instructions — picked up his chainsaw and began making ...

The Garifuna are an ethnic minority of African-Amerindians living in Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, and Belize. Their music, parranda, is rooted in the sacred practices of spirit-possession and ...

On a recent afternoon in the village of Corozal on Honduras’ northern coast, men readied boats for fishing excursions, women sold coconut bread and boys played soccer on a beach lined with thatched ...

Over the rhythmic sounds of a Garifuna drum, Andy Palacio’s voice flows with a simple force that underlines the plight of his homeland, Belize, and his people, the Garifuna. The song, “Amunegu,” urges ...

Singer-songwriter, guitarist and percussionist Aurelio Martinez will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 17, at the West Kortright Centre with his Garifuna Soul Band — Ismael “Junior” Ellington on bass; ...

Andy Palacio, an iconic figure and major force behind the worldwide awareness of Garifuna arts and culture, spoke to the North Shore News a few months before he died unexpectedly of a stroke in ...

The Garifuna Collective is a globally acclaimed musical group from the Central American nation of Belize that first introduced global audiences to the unique Cultural fusion of traditional Garifuna ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. FirstWorks has announced their 2023 Summer Beats Concert line-up today, presented ...

Singer-songwriter Aurelio Martinez is the leading voice of the Garifuna people - a community descended from escaped African slaves and Caribbean natives. As he releases his fourth album Darandi, he ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The Garifuna people and culture were created by one of the most dramatic ethnic ...