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Being in the presence of a music institution doesn’t happen every day… But that’s what will occur on the 4th of August if you head for the Jazz Cafe in Camden. The Garifuna Collective, a larger-than-life, rhythmic reference of Belizean, Central American and Afro-Caribbean culture at-large, are indeed going to...
Garifuna Collective are, as the name neatly explains, a multigenerational musical ‘family’, flying the flag for the Garifuna people, culture and language originating in the West Indies but planted in Belize. New album Aban (Stonetree Music), translating from the indigenous Garifuna language as ‘One’, sums up the call of the record...
Preview of the album: This Album is no longer available however if you want to receive exclusive access to a free album like this each month just sign up to our monthly newsletter by filling in the form below: [chimpy_form forms=”1] Tracklist: 1. The Garifuna Collective – Wiya Waist [from Aban;...
Calling out a beaming welcome to the ambassador of Honduras, Aurelio gently filled the room with his unique equatorial style, set against swelling stringed harmonies. Joined not only by their country roots, Aurelio also shares common prestige with his political friend for his standing within the Garifuna community, and for...
There’s no better way to start organising and running events than with artists that you deeply and sincerely admire. That’s why we are simply thrilled to announce that, in partnership with Movimientos, we are giving you the opportunity to enjoy an exclusive performance of Aurelio Martinez and Juanita Euka at Rich Mix on the 1st...
It can be considered a miracle if and how little more than 500 thousand souls have been able to safeguard and evolve such a rich and diverse tradition like Garifuna. In fact, despite enduring nearly a 400-year struggle, Garinagu people have protected their heritage and kept its uniqueness alive. Garifuna...
Perched high in Garifuna music’s history is Aurelio Martinez, a songbird of vibrant, metisse, colours. Garifuna music, being that of the Garifuna, a people descending from the meeting of Arawak and African slaves brought to the New World in revolting times, and who spread across Latin America and the Caribbean,...
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Dance to the beat of the mayflower drum. Sway with the lilting fluid guitar and chant with lungs full of ocean air. In his fourth solo album Darandi, Aurelio Martinez shares his impassioned coastal compositions of Garifuna music written across the last thirty years of his career. Aurelio is best known...
Like most minorites, Garifuna people hardly ever make the news. The Garifuna people are six-hundred thousand souls who inhabit a the fringes of the Caribbean Sea coast between Belize, Honduras and Guatemala, plus a few scattered islands of the Basin. But there is one aspect of that population that distinguishes...
