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Contrary to the previous two posts here is some Garífuna Hip Hop directly from Brooklyn, New York City, USA, by Don Pakko featuring Big Mama & Negg, who I met some weeks ago. Here their video produced by AWP Productions and R-Daniels Films.
It’s all about cultural adaptation and the hybrid mix of Garífuna rhythms and […]

“Baba” by Adrian Martínez at the Paranda Festival on Why-Not Island, Dangriga, Belize as part of the Garífuna Settlement Day celebrations, November 17th, 2007. Just to enjoy!

“World music enthusiasts around the globe are mourning the unexpected death of Andy Palacio, Belizean musician and leader of the international movement to preserve Garifuna language and culture. The Garifuna are a hybrid culture descended from African and indigenous Caribbean ancestors. Palacio’s latest album Wátina (’I called out’) released in 2007, propelled him to the […]

Andy Palacio, an iconic musician and activist of Garifuna culture crowned with success last year with his album “Wátina”, one of the most critically acclaimed recordings of the year in any genre, tragically passed away two nights ago.
A national hero in his homeland Belize already, he was named a UNESCO Artist for Peace in […]

Just a little reminder for everyone interested. The International Conference “Americanisms” at the Bayreuth Institute for American Studies (BIAS) is going to take place the 31st of January to the 1st of February 2008.
Abstract:
“The idea of an American singularity has not only been one of the founding pillars of national self-perception but has also worked […]

The reason for stumbling across Gloria Rosales‘ weather forecast (below) was my subscription to Betomango (Betoman Studios at La Ceiba) at YouTube, who posted a rather more interesting video back in March 2007. Yankee Col, La Vieja Escuela, and the here on various occasions featured Aurelio Martinez had joined together to participate for the official […]

“This video was shot in el Triunfo de la Cruz, Honduras, by Carlos Valladares for Ecos Latinos. Numada was written by Angel Rios (violinist) and he recog- nizes the struggle that the Garifuna people goes through, to keep their tra- ditions, language and culture alive. Numada is part of the CD “Music of the 3 […]

… at least I am very grateful for new possibilities.
“Africa in America: An Ethnological Perspective on Black Identity in the Americas”

International Conference at the Bayreuth Institute for American Studies (BIAS) in Bayreuth, Germany, 31st of January and 1st of February 2008.

“Die kulturelle Revitalisierung der Garínagu in Honduras: Von kultureller Dynamik und Nostalgie” (The cultural […]

Bounile by Dayaan “Nuru” Ellis and Punta Cartel from Dangriga, Belize.
Already featured once here on this site this is a song of his album “Mete y Saca” (2004) produced by Larios Music. The vid is provided by goastafa at You Tube.

The second phase of my field research has begun. First a few days in New York, USA, to interview Garínagu migrated to Manhattan and Brooklyn, then once again in the community of San Juan near Tela, Honduras, and the surrounding villages. You all have a great summer …