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

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

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

Among the victims was prominent musician and Honduran politician Aurelio Martinez. The civil aeronautics agency of Honduras said in a statement that the accident occurred on March 17 shortly after ...

Aurelio Martínez, the longtime ambassador ... in a plane crash off the coast of Roatán, Bay Islands, Honduras,” the post said. The small commercial plane crashed into the sea soon after ...

Aurelio Martinez and 11 others have died after a plane crashed near Honduras. Late in the evening of March 17, a Lanhsa Airlines plane that had departed from Roatan, a Honduran island, crashed ...

“Aurelio was more than just a musician — he was a statesman, a spokesperson and vital savior of the culture of the Garifuna people of Honduras,” the statement read. Peter Gabriel, who ...

Among the passengers was 56-year-old Martinez, a popular member of ... a mainstay of the La Ceiba music scene. Aurelio later served in Honduras’ national assembly as one of the first ...

Aurelio Martinez, a musician and politician in the country, was among the victims. The civil aeronautics agency of Honduras said the crash occurred around 6:18 p.m. after the plane took off from ...

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 ...