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Andy Palacio - http://andypalacio.calabashmusic.com/
Calabash Music offers a brief biography and song downloads.

Aurelio Martinez - http://aureliomartinez.calabashmusic.com/
Calabash Music offers a brief biography and song downloads.

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.

El Espíritu de mi Mamá (The Spirit of my Mother) - http://www.flamefilms.com/
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.

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.

Garifuna Migration Teacher's Guide - http://www.stanford.edu/group/arts/honduras/teacher/migrationteacher.html
Lesson plans for studying the Garifuna migration, as well as exploring the roots of students' own families.

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.

Garifuna.com - http://www.garifuna.com/
Offers history, geography, and social information about Garifuna community; includes contact details for supportive organizations.

Garifuna.org - http://www.garifuna.org
Three short articles on history and culture.

http://www.garinet.com/ - http://www.garinet.com/
A portal with an array of links for contemporary Garifuna news, issues, culture, and organizations.

http://www.stonetreerecords.com/albums/paranda.php - http://www.stonetreerecords.com/albums/paranda.php
The producer's site for this audio collection of traditional musicians includes audio clips, photos, and biographies of the artists.

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.

Lebeha Drumming Center - http://www.lebeha.com/
Hopkins Village, Belize. Teaches local children traditional music, and offers concerts each night.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity - http://www.unesco.org/bpi/intangible_heritage/belize.htm
Text of the UNESCO award to Garifuna language, dance and music.

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.

Seine Bight - http://seinebight.com/
The Belizean town's website describes their community's history and culture.

The Garifuna - Weaving a Future from a Tangled Past - http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/data/2001/09/01/html/ft_20010901.6.html
Excerpts from a National Geographic article, with personal notes from the writer and photographer, music samples, and map.

The Garifuna of Belize, Central America - http://www.kacike.org/cac-ike/Belize.html
The Journal of Caribbean Amerindian History and Anthropology's annotated collection of links.

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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