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Umalali: The Garifuna Womens Project at Dimitrious Jazz Alley in Seattle

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2008-08-12 15:17:10 by WMCNewsDept. in World Music Central
...Garifuna Womens Project. Band members are Chichiman (vocals, sax, maracas), Sofia Blanco (vocals), Silvia Blanco (vocals), Sam Harris (lead guitar), Wilton James (bass guitar), Joshua Arana (Garifuna drum: primero), Carlos Perrote (drums, Congas and Garifuna drum: Segundo) and Al Ovando (rhythm guitar). Set time is 7:30pm. Doors at 6:00pm ...
 
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The Ladies of Garifuna

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2008-03-20 20:09:00 by S A Stevens in SoundRoots World Music & Global Culture
...Garifuna resurgence took a hit with the untimely death of cultural ambassador Andy Palacio in January 2008. Now the movement is continuing without him...and because of him. As important as Palacio was in spreading a knowledge of the rich music and culture of his people, many lesser-known artists are now stepping into the voice. Aurelio...
 
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Umalali - Live in Concert at WorldBeat Center in San Diego

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2008-08-27 02:20:39 by WMCNewsDept. in World Music Central
...Garifuna for voice) which adds four powerful women's voices to the potent 8-member Garifuna Collective. This multi-generational (from ages 25 to 80) ensemble's compelling polyrhythms, memorable melodies and soaring voices reflects both West African and Caribbean heritages. It defines and maintains the threatened music of the Garifuna...
 
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Remembering Andy Palacio

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2008-01-20 12:16:00 by dj earball in SoundRoots World Music & Global Culture
...Garifuna people. He was a cultural ambassador, a hugely talented writer/musician/singer, and a generous soul Three days ago I got the word that Palacio was ill. This morning I awoke to the news that he had passed on. I am so grateful to have had a chance to meet him, when he dropped by the KAOS studios for an interview and some live music...
 
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Monday's mp3: Paranda Past

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2008-01-21 22:36:00 by dj earball in SoundRoots World Music & Global Culture
...Garifuna musician/ambassador who passed so suddenly last week, had a fantastic album in Watina , which was one of my favorite albums of 2007. It was his first album with Cumbancha Records, and a real push toward reaffirming and spreading his Garifuna heritage But Palacio had been on the music scene for some time. A decade ago Stonetree...
 
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This Just In: Get Ready for iFest

2008-02-27 15:29:14 by HASH0x8bf7cfc in Houstoned Rocks
 
...Garifuna Collective s salute to recently departed bandleader and national hero Andy Palacio Garifuna, by the way, is a Central American tribe that developed when two slave ships wrecked off the coast of St. Vincent Island (a volcanic island 100 miles west of Barbados) in the 1630s, and the survivors gradually commingled with the native...
 
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Remembering the great Andy Palacio

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2008-01-25 19:32:10 by Jim in The Concert Blog
...Garifuna singer and punta musician Andy Palacio died after a series of strokes and heart attacks. He was 47 Palacio, who performed with his band, the Garifuna Collective, at San Francisco s Stern Grove Festival in July, was Belize s most popular musician and a cultural representative for the small country in the Yucatan When I spoke to...
 
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Andy Palacio Tribute Concert in Lafayette on April 25 & 26

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2008-04-04 02:12:48 by Editor in World Music Central
...Garifuna Collective will be joined by members of Umalali: The Garifuna Womens Project, whose CD, The Garifuna Women's Project , was released by Cumbancha on March 18th. Other highlights include the energizing Aurelio
 
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Best World Music of 2007

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2007-12-18 15:43:00 by dj earball in SoundRoots World Music & Global Culture
...Garifuna people to enjoy the music of Andy Palacio. The rhythms and melodies give hints of Afropop, yet the swing and the maraca infuse a distinctly Latin-Caribbean flavor. Along with Aurelio Martinez (who was our favorite new artist of 2005 ), Palacio is spearheading a resurgence of interest in Garifuna culture, a good thing for all of us. (...
 
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Tributes to Andy Palacio

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2008-01-22 08:38:00 by dj earball in SoundRoots World Music & Global Culture
...Garifuna musical elder Paul Nabor, the personification of some yet-undiscovered Belizean version of the Buena Vista Social Club . And then there's this "look behind the music," which is well worth watching And yes, you're drawing the right conclusion after seeing three Palacio postings in a row: Andy and his music had a powerful impact on...
 
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