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African & Native Central American Roots
A Tribute to Andy Palacio feat. the Garifuna Collective & Umalali
| Belize
Andy Palacio 1960-2008
Following and supporting the wishes of the whole Garifuna community and it´s musicians to continue with Andy Palacio´s legacy, we want to announce for this summer 2008 a Tribute project that will come to Europe to present a solid and consequent program with it´s purpose and on top a spectacular live show. The Tribute band will be formed by Andy Palacio´s Garifuna Collective and some really talented Garifuna musicians that already made substantial collaborations in Andy Palacio´s debut album, Wátina. More…
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Andy Palacio is currently the most popular musician from the Central American country of Belize and a cultural ambassador for the Garifuna, a unique African-Native American culture.
The debut “Wátina” received critical raves around the world and was awarded countless international prices. For several months the album was placed in the Top 5 of the European World Music Charts, and was selected as the top album of the year by the WMCE Panel. In October 2007, Andy Palacio will receive together with Ivan Duran, the producer of his record, the prestigious WOMEX-Award in recognition of his outstanding work.
On his first European tour in May and June 2007 Andy Palacio and the Garifuna Collective played nearly 20 shows at important festivals in Germany, UK, France and BeNeLux. Andy Palacio & the Garifuna Collective will be touring Europe this November, and again in the summer of 2008 with special guests from Umalali, a magnificent Garifuna women’s project whose album will be released by Cumbancha in spring 2008.
The Garifuna people live on the Caribbean coast of Central America. Palacio grew up in a small village surrounded by his unique traditions, which are based on elements of West African and Native Caribbean heritage. He speaks and performs in the Garifuna language, which was declared by the UNESCO in 2001 as an Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. For Palacio, music has been the tool which he uses to promote and maintain his culture at home and abroad.
During the 1990s, Palacio became a star of punta rock, a popular yet unsophisticated party music. But his long-time collaborator and producer Ivan Duran convinced Palacio that he should focus on less commercial forms of Garifuna music and look more deeply into its soul and roots. Duran and Palacio set out to create an all-star, multi-generational ensemble of some of the best Garifuna musicians, naming it the Garifuna Collective. Their debut album “Wátina” (2007, Cumbancha) explores the more soulful side of Garifuna music. It includes powerful messages and symbols about cherishing and celebrating their culture, and is marked by enchanting rhythms, strong melodies and deep soulfulness.
