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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aurelio Martínez Suazo, the Honduran musician who championed his country's Garifuna people (also known as the Garínagu) and ...

Shortly after becoming U.S president, George W. Bush met his Brazilian counterpart and professed an ignorance of Brazil’s long history of African slavery and integration. The incident underscored the ...

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 ...

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 Honduran musician who championed his country’s Garifuna people (also known as the Garínagu) and brought their music to wider international attention, has died. Martinez was one ...