Marco Werman, executive editor and co-host of GBH’s The World, joined GBH’s All Things Considered host Arun Rath to talk ...

A catastrophic plane crash off the coast of Honduras marks a tragic chapter in the nation's history, leaving 12 individuals dead, among them the celebrated Garifuna musician Aurelio Martinez. This ...

Andy Palacio, a singer and guitarist whose critically acclaimed music championed the vanishing language and culture of the Garifuna people ... Honduran elected to Honduras’ National Congress.

ALSO READ: Why Trump did not meet Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore after they returned to Earth Aurelio Martinez was born on August 20 in the year 1969 in Plaplaya, Honduras. He grew up immersed in rich ...

The Garifuna are an Afro-indigenous people from St. Vincent who were exiled to Honduras in the 18th century. Martínez later went into politics and was selected as a representative to the ...

Martínez was one of 13 people who died when the small plane crashed moments after taking off from an island near mainland Honduras. The musician's label ... "Music is the most lively aspect of ...

In 1797, thousands of Garifuna people were displaced from Saint Vincent, and many were taken to Honduras. Martínez’s music aimed to pay homage to the traditions of the Garifuna language, traditions, ...

A MARTÍNEZ: Last year, one of those releases, "Landini," was named one of the best Latin American albums of all time by music journalists from the region. Aurelio Martinez was 55 years old. (SOUNDBITE ...

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LANDINI") AURELIO MARTINEZ: (Singing in non-English language). LEILA FADEL, HOST: That's so beautiful. Martinez grew up in a remote area of northern Honduras. He moved to the ...