Alternate names: Caribe, Central American Carib, Black Carib, Garífuna Dialects: Eastern Garifuna, Western Garifuna. Eastern Garifuna is in Honduras and Nicaragua (leaves out 'r' and tends to shorten words), Western Garifuna in Guatemala and Belize. Related to Island Carib, with Spanish, English, and French borrowings. Ethnologue: CAB
Killer language: English, Spanish Main reasons: Displacement, Social stigmatization, Language suppression in school
I was hardly familiar with his music, but I've heard a lot of positive things about his cultural and humanitarian work. That's why I was quite saddened when I saw the news of his paassing in the WOMEX Newsletter . Scroll down to read his '2007 Womex Award' acceptance speech. Very impressive! May he rest in peace!
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