Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aurelio Martínez performing in Seattle in 2013 - Credit: Suzi Pratt/FilmMagic Aurelio Martínez, the celebrated Honduran folk ...

Aurelio Martínez, the longtime ambassador of Garifuna music and former Honduran congressman, has died. He was 55. Martínez’s official Facebook page confirmed his death and mourned the loss of the ...

Honduran folk musician Aurelio Martínez has died. The 55-year-old was a respected proponent of the Central American culture known as Garifuna. According to his spokesperson, Martinez and 11 other ...

This could be the year that Garifuna music—created by the descendants of indigenous Caribbeans and West African slaves who were shipwrecked on the island of Saint Vincent 350 years ago—takes off. It ...

On a recent Saturday, a boisterous crowd of families, friends and lovers danced together to cumbias, reggaeton and merengue at High Tide, a bar and music venue downtown. Suddenly everyone went silent ...

Before J. King moved to New York 20 years ago, he was a legend in his home country of Honduras. His Punta rock band, Black Fever, had a hectic tour schedule, and their music–featuring the drum-based ...

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Editor's Note: To commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month this year, World Cafe is going on a musical tour of Latin America. Every weekday from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we'll spotlight the music of a ...

A collective that is preserving the sounds and culture of Afro-Indigenous people from Belize and Honduras will join the Brandeis community for a concert and residency this fall. Garifuna culture was ...

The Garifuna Collective performs this weekend at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival presented by Shell, in the Belize Pavilion and on the Jazz & Heritage Stage. They sing with joy and passion.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Garifuna man drumming on boat - Belize culture While the Garifuna people only make up four percent of Belize’s population, the ...