Category: Honduras

Honduras, Garífuna soul, & Andy Palacio

Jun 22, 2010

in Belize, Folk, Garifuna, Honduras, Punta, Soul

I have been following this 2010 World Cup like millions of other futbol fans from around the globe and I was so proud that my dad’s country of Honduras made it this year! It got me thinking about the cultural treasures unique to Honduras. My father was born on the Caribbean coast in La Ceiba,…
La poesía, nueva canción, y trovadores

Nov 8, 2009

in Folk, Honduras, Nueva Canción, Poetry, Spanish Civil War Songs

I’ve been absent from my blog for the past few weeks as I said my final goodbye to my paternal grandmother as she made her transition. As I feel the grief, it also brings back the poignant loss of my father several years ago. I have been reflecting on the treasures they passed on in…