The Garifuna Collective
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**The Garifuna Collective** is a world-music ensemble from **Belize** dedicated to preserving and promoting the culture and music of the **Garifuna people**, an Afro-Indigenous community living along the Caribbean coasts of Central America. ### * The group was founded in **2002** by Belizean musician **Andy Palacio**. * Palacio brought together leading Garifuna singers and instrumentalists from different generations to keep their traditions alive. * After Palacio’s death in **2008**, the collective continued performing internationally in his memory and mission to protect Garifuna language and culture.
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Punta, World Music
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