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Top: Regional: Central_America: Society_and_Culture: Garifuna:
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» Andy Palacio - Calabash Music offers a brief biography and song downloads.
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» Aurelio Martinez - Calabash Music offers a brief biography and song downloads.
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» Definitions of Style - Punta - The Center for Black Music Research offers a detailed description of the origins, beat and themes of the music style and its derivative, punta rock.
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» El Espíritu de mi Mamá (The Spirit of my Mother) - Film about a young Garifuna woman raised in Los Angeles, who travels to the Caribbean after her mother's death. Includes annotated list of links about the culture, with Spanish-language notes on the music and movie reviewers' comments.
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» Garifuna - A brief history of the people since the 11th century, with observations on modern culture and a bibliography.
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» Garifuna American Heritage Foundation United - Southern California group seeking to preserve and disseminate Garifuna culture. They list upcoming fundraisers and concerts, with news stories and links to related groups.
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» The Garifuna Journey - A movie shot in Belize explores Garifuna history and culture. They provide information about the filmmakers and list the film's awards.
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» Garifuna.org - Three short articles on history and culture.
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» Garinet - A portal with an array of links for contemporary Garifuna news, issues, culture, and organizations.
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» GeoNative - Garifuna - Brief history of the language's speakers and their current location, with examples of place names in Spanish and Garifuna.
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» Greg Palacio - Modern Los Angeles-based painter's biography and catalog of his works.
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» Ideal - Information about the Sarasota, Florida-based punta rock musician Ideal, with photos, CD sales, and cultural context of the music.
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» Lebeha Drumming Center - Hopkins Village, Belize. Teaches local children traditional music, and offers concerts each night.
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» National Garifuna Council of Belize - Non-governmental organization which works to preserve culture and to carry out projects with the national government. They describe Garifuna history by city, explain traditions, and list events.
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» Paranda - The producer's site for this audio collection of traditional musicians includes audio clips, photos, and biographies of the artists.
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» Pen Cayetano - Official site of the Germany-based Belize-born artist and musician, with reviews, listing of exhibits and records, and a gallery of paintings.
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» Reconstructing Garifuna Oral History - An academic paper describing methodologies and results in oral history and anthropological work to construct early history in Roatan. [PDF]
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» Seine Bight - The Belizean town's website describes their community's history and culture.
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» Garifuna: Vibrant, Soulful, African - Personal account of a visit to Livingston, Belize, and of a New York City food and music gathering. Includes descriptions of seafood and coconut dishes, with recipes. (September 13, 2005)
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» Belize - The Exile's Song - The World's report on Garifuna music, with a personal account by the reporter, photos, audio samples of several styles, and background information on the culture. (January, 2004)
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» The Waning Economic Power of the Garinagu - Text of a conference presentation noting the roles of earlier Garifuna in Belize as business and property owners, in comparison to modern aspirations as wage earners. (2003)
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» Language Planning in a Transnational Speech Community - Paper describing the current situation of the Garifuna language by country, with a discussion of the challenges and actions in maintaining the language across dispersed countries with varied dominant languages. [PDF] (2002)
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» The Garinagu in New York - This article describes the 50,000-member Garifuna community in New York City, including discussions of their dislocation as black Central Americans in the areas of health and music. (2001)
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