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Andy Palacio - http://andypalacio.calabashmusic.com/
Calabash Music offers a brief biography and song downloads. |
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Garifuna.com - http://www.garifuna.com/
Offers history, geography, and social information about Garifuna community; includes contact details for supportive organizations. |
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http://www.garinet.com/ - http://www.garinet.com/
A portal with an array of links for contemporary Garifuna news, issues, culture, and organizations. |
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Belize - The Exile's Song - http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/belize/
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. |
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Garifuna.org - http://www.garifuna.org
Three short articles on history and culture. |
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Reconstructing Garifuna Oral History - http://www.sephis.org/pdf/palacio.pdf
An academic paper describing methodologies and results in oral history and anthropological work to construct early history in Roatan. |
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Language Planning in a Transnational Speech Community - http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/ILAC/ILAC_5.pdf
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. |
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GeoNative - Garifuna - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/9479/garifuna.html
Brief history of the language's speakers and their current location, with examples of place names in Spanish and Garifuna. |
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National Garifuna Council of Belize - http://www.ngcbelize.org/
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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Pen Cayetano - http://www.cayetano.de/
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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Aurelio Martinez - http://aureliomartinez.calabashmusic.com/
Calabash Music offers a brief biography and song downloads. |
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Lebeha Drumming Center - http://www.lebeha.com/
Hopkins Village, Belize. Teaches local children traditional music, and offers concerts each night. |
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Seine Bight - http://seinebight.com/
The Belizean town's website describes their community's history and culture. |
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Garifuna: Vibrant, Soulful, African - http://www.globalrhythm.net/Food/GarifunaVibrantSoulfulAfrican.cfm
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. |
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Garifuna American Heritage Foundation United - http://www.garifunaheritagefoundation.com
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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Pen Cayetano and the Original Turtle Shell Band - http://www.rootsworld.com/reviews/cayetano.shtml
RootsWorld article provides background on punta rock's development, with reviews of several of the band's albums. |
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The Garifuna Journey - http://www.newday.com/films/GarifunaJourney.html
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 Agricultural Education Project - http://www.cause.ca/pdfs/honduras_2004_2007_181004.pdf
Brief description of a 2004-2007 agricultural development effort in Honduras, funded by CAUSE Canada. |
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The Waning Economic Power of the Garinagu - http://www.cavehill.uwi.edu/bnccde/belize/conference/papers/Arana.html
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. |
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Pen Cayetano: The Beginning of Punta Rock - http://www.cavehill.uwi.edu/bnccde/belize/conference/papers/cayetano.html
The text of the musician's account of his creation of the music style in 1978 in Dangriga, Belize, with photos and paintings. |