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 ...

Aurelio Martínez, the celebrated Honduran folk musician who helped introduce the wider world to the music of the Garifuna people, died Monday, March 17, in a small passenger plane crash. He was 55.

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 ...

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.

SCHENECTADY – A lot has been written about Music Haven recently which, considering it’s the 30th anniversary of the summer concert series, makes sense. To be brief, Mona Golub and the Music Haven team ...

BELIZE CITY (Reuters) - Belizean musician Andy Palacio, who brought the world the music of the Garifuna people descended from Central American natives and shipwrecked African slaves, has died aged 47.

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 ...