READING – In 2001, UNESCO proclaimed the language, dance and music of the Garifuna people of Nicaragua, Honduras and Belize a “Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.” This ...

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This Black History Month, learn about Garifuna musician Aurelio Martínez—his music, legacy, and lifelong defense of Garifuna culture and land.

Both Puerto Rican and Garifuna people came together Saturday to celebrate their holiday season traditions during the fourth annual "Parranda con Paranda." For Garifuna people, paranda is a style of ...

The late Aurelio Martínez grew up in the Garifuna village of Plaplaya on the Caribbean coast of Honduras. He was a percussionist, singer and guitarist who played in noted musical groups of Honduras ...

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 ...