Web Directory

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

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

» 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.
   http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/belize/

» 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.
   http://www.flamefilms.com/

» 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.
   http://www.garifunaheritagefoundation.com

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

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

» 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.
   http://www.globalrhythm.net/Food/GarifunaVibrantSoulfulAfrican.cfm

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

» 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.
   http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/ILAC/ILAC_5.pdf

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

» 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.
   http://www.ngcbelize.org/

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

» 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.
   http://www.cayetano.de/

» Pen Cayetano and the Original Turtle Shell Band
   RootsWorld article provides background on punta rock's development, with reviews of several of the band's albums.
   http://www.rootsworld.com/reviews/cayetano.shtml

» Pen Cayetano: The Beginning of Punta Rock
   The text of the musician's account of his creation of the music style in 1978 in Dangriga, Belize, with photos and paintings.
   http://www.cavehill.uwi.edu/bnccde/belize/conference/papers/cayetano.html

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

» Reconstructing Garifuna Oral History
   An academic paper describing methodologies and results in oral history and anthropological work to construct early history in Roatan.
   http://www.sephis.org/pdf/palacio.pdf

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

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

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

» 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.
   http://www.cavehill.uwi.edu/bnccde/belize/conference/papers/Arana.html