Andy Palacio Talks About Garifuna Culture

World music enthusiasts around the globe are mourning the unexpected death of Andy Palacio, Belizean musician and leader of the international movement to preserve Garifuna language and culture. The Garifuna are a hybrid culture descended from African and indigenous Caribbean ancestors. Palacio's latest album Wátina ("I called out") released in 2007, propelled him to the international stage and sparked a cultural revival in his home nation of Belize.
In November 2007 I had the honor to meet "Andy P", as he is affectionately known in Belize, and travel the country's Garifuna coast with him and his band, camcorder in hand. The trip was a homecoming for Andy following a whirlwind international tour in which he won the prestigious WOMEX award and the UNESCO Artist for Peace award. The trip also happened to coincide with the annual Garifuna Settlement Day celebrations in Belize, where Andy was the headliner and received a hometown hero's welcome.

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[garispirit]

Andy Palacio is a Garifuna legendary, he had done great thing in our Garifuna hometown we hafto remember him as a great person. Aba isieni.

[azar78345able]

Some day we will be reunited together. I miss you Andy Palacio. The Garifuna culture needs to keep on going strong.

[syvanna84]

I am very fascinated with the Garifuna culture and music. I think it is important that it is not forgotten. This was a very good video.

[castro198227]

RIP Andy P. We miss you Brotha.

[leomar30nv]

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[NuwaniDeNubianLadyIE]

oh for cryin out loud! leave us alone. i know your white..smh learn about your ppl

[harrypollitt47]

You are full of shit- the Garifuna were rebellious slaves and unreconstructed rebels who the English dumped into Central America.  Revisionist bullshit history.

[castro198227]

Garifuna Forever!!!!

[bygINCpresents]

i'm fascinated by the possibility of generating some connectivity between young people from st. vincent and the grenadines and our displaced brethren in honduras. what role does st. vincent play in the history of the garifuna in honduras? is it a place of pilgrimage? why? why not?

[darlingliz26]

Ghana is proud of you. The Garifuna where taking from Ghana, West Africa as slaves. I hope they visit Ghana one day, which im sure some have. God bless.