Honduran recording artist Aurelio Martínez died in a tragic plane crash. He was the voice of the Garifuna, a people of mixed ...

Marco Werman, executive editor and co-host of GBH’s The World, joined GBH’s All Things Considered host Arun Rath to talk ...

Host Marco Werman memorializes Martinez as a singer and songwriter who was one of the best-known champions of Garifuna music. Sign up for our daily newsletter Sign up for The Top of the World, ...

Andy Palacio, a singer and guitarist whose critically acclaimed music championed the vanishing language and culture of the Garifuna people of his native Belize and made him a cultural icon in the ...

It describes the musician, who was 55, as "one of Central America's most gifted performers." "He is a major tradition-bearer of the Garifuna culture and music and he is considered nowadays as the ...

A Lanhsa Airlines Jetstream 32 crashed into the ocean shortly after takeoff from the Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport in Honduras on Monday night with 17 people on board. At least 12 people ...

Martínez’s music aimed to pay homage to the traditions of the Garifuna language, traditions, and folk music. He was among the key figures in the resurgence of Garifuna music during the 21st century, ...

Honduran folk musician Aurelio Martínez has died. The 55-year-old was a respected proponent of the Central American culture known as Garifuna. According to his spokesperson, Martinez and 11 other ...

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“Music is the most lively aspect of Garifuna culture because it captures our sentiments, preserves the language and reflects our spirituality.” He added: “My people have a long history of ...

Among the victims was Aurelio Martínez Suazo, a former member of Congress and member of the Garifuna ethnic group, which is of mixed African and Indigenous heritage. Martínez Suazo also held U.S ...