Aurelio Martinez: Laru Beya - review

(Real World)When the remarkable album Watina was released, nearly four years ago, it launched the tragically brief international career of Andy Palacio and focused attention to the culture and history of the Garifuna community – the descendents of escaped slaves from Africa who inter-married with the indigenous people of St Vincent, and are now scattered across Central America. Palacio died within a year of the album's release, but his legacy continues in the work of Aurelio Martinez, a singer...

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