The late Aurelio Martínez grew up in the Garifuna village of Plaplaya on the Caribbean coast of Honduras. He was a ...

Honduran ambassador of Garifuna music and politician died at 55 in a plane crash. Martínez's official Facebook page confirmed ...

Garifuna music is a rich tapestry woven from the threads of West African, Indigenous, and other Caribbean influences. This unique musical tradition erupted on the Central American coast in the 17th ...

Aurelio Martínez, the longtime ambassador of Garifuna music and former Honduran congressman, has died. He was 55. Martínez’s official Facebook page confirmed his death and mourned the loss of ...

Aurelio Martínez, the celebrated Honduran folk musician who helped introduce the wider world to the music of the Garifuna people, died Monday, March 17, in a small passenger plane crash.

The Honduran musician, one of the most recognized proponents of a Caribbean culture dating to the 17th century, died Monday ...

Aurelio Martínez Suazo, the Honduran musician who championed his country’s Garifuna people (also known as the Garínagu) and brought the music to wider international attention, has died.

At least 12 people, including a popular musician, died when a small plane crashed into the sea while taking off from a ...

A tragic plane crash off the coast of Roatan Island in Honduras has taken the lives of at least 12 individuals, sending shockwaves across the nation. Among the deceased is the celebrated Garifuna ...

Aurelio Martínez, the celebrated Honduran folk musician who helped introduce the wider world to the music of the Garifuna people, died Monday, March 17, in a small passenger plane crash. He was 55.