Aurelio Martínez Suazo, a renowned Honduran musician and cultural ambassador of the Garifuna community, passed away on March 17, 2025, in a plane crash near…
Aurelio Martínez, Prominent Garifuna Musician, Dies in Plane Crash in Honduras
Tag: Aurelio Martinez
Aurelio Martinez & The Garifuna Soul Band to Perform in New York City
Honduran singer-songwriter, guitarist, percussionist, and political activist, Aurelio Martinez is set to perform with The Garifuna Soul Band on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at (le)…
Garifuna Music
Garifuna is a unique culture based on the Caribbean coast of Central America (Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras) that blends elements of West African and Native…
Highly Successful Black Atlantic 2018 from Duke Performances
For six days in a row, Duke Performances presented a series of concerts last week called Black Atlantic. The program brought to Durham, North Carolina,…
Black Atlantic Music Festival at Duke University
Duke Performances will present a Black Atlantic, a captivating six-day world music festival, celebrating the music of Africa and the African diaspora. The festival takes…
Caught Up In Getting Caught Up
It is a long time since I have contributed reviews to this site. The reasons are many, varied and not a matter of public record.…
Aurelio Martinez: Music of Love, Culture of Love
Aurelio Martinez takes up space in the room even when he is seated. He speaks without hesitation and with big clear gestures. I had wanted…
Darandi Celebrates 30 Years of Garifuna Icon Aurelio Martinez
Aurelio – Darandi (Real World Records, 2017) Honduran singer-songwriter Aurelio Martinez’s fourth album celebrates his thirty years as a performer and defender of Garifuna culture…
Artist Profiles: Aurelio Martinez
Singer-songwriter, composer, guitarist, and politician Aurelio Martínez Suazo was born on September 26, 1969, in Plaplaya, Honduras. He followed the footsteps of the legendary parranderos…