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Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Casita Maria Center for Arts & Education and Garifuna Coalition USA, Inc. have ...
LIVINGSTON,Guatemala – This community of Garifunas – a legacy of a colonial-era mix of African slaves and indigenous peoples – has surmounted its geographical isolation and centuries of neglect on ...
The Garifuna, an Afro-indigenous ethnic group, have inhabited eastern Honduras since the late 18th century, collectively owning and conserving large tracts of Honduras’s rich coastal ecosystems. In ...
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Punta rock still rolls

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 ...