Belize is famous for its rich biodiversity and alluring beaches, but the Central American country also is home to deeply rooted cultural groups with unique traditions and languages. The New Orleans ...

In 1987, a compilation of Central American Garifuna music, or punta rock, was recorded in Andy Palacio's Sunrise Recording Studio and released to great acclaim. It featured the unique sound created by ...

With the death of punta-rock star Andy Palacio in 2008, Belize’s Garifuna people lost their most compelling cultural spokesman. Six years later, the mellow, percussive Caribbean hybrid sound reemerges ...

“Everybody wants to be cool, especially young people,” says Andy Palacio, 45, the moving force behind the Garifuna Collective, a band that’s attracting international attention to the endangered, ...