Month: August 2017
Ms Dami – Uruwei (The Government)
A wonderful and kind woman passed away this weekend, 18th Jan 2020. Ms Damiana Gutierrez, mother of Cecil Gutierrez, Giovanni, Ronald, Alva and Ivan McDonald, sister to Victor, Virgin and Guadalupe and aunt to many by blood or through love alone. Ms. Dami is one of the vocalists on the song Uruwei – The Government,…
Hudut with Sere
Hudut with Sere, often simply called “Hudut” is one of the most popular Garifuna dishes. “Hudut” is actually the term for the mashed green and ripe plantain, and “sere” refers to the coconut fish stew that it is served with. The hudut is sometimes served with other stews or other meats, but the coconut and…
Baby Yuyu’s Atole
Baby Yuyu’s Atole (Latun Yuyu Adulu) Below is a Garifuna story from Honduras first translated into Spanish, and now translated into English by Warasa Garifuna Drum School. The Spanish translation is from ASOCIACIÓN MISIONERA GARÍFUNA. Walagante. La Ceiba Atlántida Honduras, Editora Fernando Sabio, 2000. Pág. 31 and was found in a research thesis conducted in…
Top Ten Toledo Activities, Belize
There are countless “Top Ten” lists of what to do in Belize, but we will focus on what we think are the Top Ten Toledo activities! So here is our Top Ten Things to Do in Punta Gorda and the Toledo district. We’ve focussed on those activities which are in some way unique to Toledo.…
Garifuna Language Resources
We are starting to compile a list of free, online Garifuna Language Resources. This will include song lyrics and more. Garifuna Religious Texts Throughout history, religious texts have often been the first texts to be translated into local languages. This is true even in Garifuna it seems, as we have found The Gospel of John…
Águyuha Nidúheñu – Traditional Hungu Hungu
Águyuha Nidúheñu is a traditional Hungu Hungu song in which the singer laments the passing of loved ones. But he is comforted by the fact that he will be going to meet his ancestors in his next life. The Garifuna “Nine- Night” or Beluria is a traditional spiritual ceremony in Garifuna culture that takes…