Garifuna Culture Activity Packages
Fantastic value half-day Garifuna cultural packages in Punta Gorda, Belize
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Garifuna drumming lessons and more
Garifuna drumming lessons and other cultural activities at Warasa appeal to a wide range of guests. From interactive lessons in drumming, dancing or drum-making, to simply sitting back and enjoying a traditional performance, we can arrange it all! You can…
Garifuna Drums of Belize and the Caribbean
Here at Warasa we make Garifuna drums by hollowing out solid trunks of hardwood. Garifuna drums are genuine solid wood drums with no joins or glue The hollow is traditionally started by burning hot coals in the centre of the…
Garifuna Music
Music is an integral part of Garifuna culture. Garifuna music is very distinct from the other styles of music found in Central and Latin America. The Garinagu integrate song and music into all aspects of their life. Therefore many…
Garifuna Culture
Garifuna culture unites Garinagu people in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and also those who now live in other countries including the United States. In 2008 the Garifuna language, music and song were inscribed as part of the Intangible Heritage of…
Experience Authentic Garifuna Drumming Lessons in Belize
Authentic Garifuna drumming lessons, dancing, drum making and more in beautiful Belize! The number one location to experience authentic Garifuna drumming, dancing, drum making and more in beautiful Belize! As featured on CNN, the BBC and on TripAdivisor! Warasa offers…
Belize time – I’ll do it right now….
Since moving to Belize, if I need something done urgently, and someone tells me they’ll do it “right now”, I get an uncanny sinking feeling in my stomach. In Belize time, “right now” can be roughly translated as meaning “at…
He-He-Hey! Sucking Teeth & Pointing Lips
I’ve lived in a few different countries in my life, and in each one, I have learned the specific cultural gestures and sounds that are used to communicate on a daily basis. In South Korea, people would make a “hol”…
Belizean Blue Crab Syndrome
I will most probably always be considered an outsider in Belize, but I think that is the case in almost any country you emigrate to where you stick out either due to your accent, skin colour, background or otherwise. And…
Even if she’s green, she’s still your auntie
A few months ago, Ray and I were at his uncle’s house watching (me) and helping (Ray) make a drum. I was perched on the edge of another future drum. Ray’s dad Mario was also there. Everyone was taking a…