Music of Belize
Umalali - The Garifuna Women's Project
$16.99
(cdRoots# sst-umal)
Blending the vocal textures of women from the Garifuna communities of Central America with echoes of rock, blues, funk, African, Latin and Caribbean music, Umalali is a journey into the heart of a unique culture. Raw, rootsy and full of vibrant energy, and highly recommended.
Watina - Andy Palacio and the Garifuna Collective
$16.99
(cdRoots# sst-palacio)
Belize music star Palacio's first US release is an all-star affair that shows off the diversity of Central America's Garifuna culture in a contemporary tour-de-force of melody and rhythm. Each track on Wátina is based on a traditional Garifuna rhythm and all of the lyrics are in the Garifuna language.
Garifuna Punta Anthology - Lady Lard and Isabel Flores
$17.99
(cdRoots# tsm-ladylard)
This is the real deal, real garifuna roots by singer Lady lard, percussionist Isabel Flores and a smal ensemble of voices, drums and percussion. No frills, no fusion, just the pure punta rhythm and roots, in 1970s recordings snatched from oblivion and restored on CD. Listen!
The Beginnings - The Original Turtle Shell Band
$17.99
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Pen Cayetano formed the Original Turtle Shell Band in Dangriga, belize, in 1981. The band brought together traditional Garifuna song and percussion with electric guitars and made what he says was the first punta rock. This raw, percussion driven music, recorded at a radio station in Belize City from 1980 to 1982 is still vibrant a quarter century later. Listen!
Just Like That... - Leroy Young: The Grandmaster
$14.99
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Somewhere in the continuum between the Lost Poets and contemporary hiphop, Young and his rock solid, unmachined ensemble crank out hard, heavy rhythms, intense melodies and a stream of consiousness verbal onslaught of political, social and instrospective poetry from Belize. Highly Recommended!
Garifuna Soul - Aurelio Martinez
$14.99
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Belizean artist Martinez mixes his rootsy local music with a lot of energy and a great acoustic ensemble to make smoking Garifuna Soul.
Keimon - Andy Palacio
$14.99
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Punta from Belize, recorded in Cuba in state of the art splendour, this represents the first truly international recording released in this small Central American country. Rich in the vocal and instrumental traditions of the region, it is infused with reggae (an absolute in this region), jazz, rock and Cuban music.
Maya K'ekchi Strings - Florencio Mess
$14.99
(cdRoots# tree-05)
In this collection of traditional Maya K'ekchi' songs, master harpist Florencio Mess and his musicians present a rare glimpse into a rich, centuries old culture that continues to live in the rainforests of Belize and Guatemala. Recorded live in a week-long series of sessions at the historic old Radio Belize studios in Belize City, the album features Mr. Mess and two other village musicians recreating the sounds of their forefathers on traditional instruments handcrafted from rainforest hardwoods.
Weh mi lova deh - Mr Peters
$14.99
(cdRoots# tree-09)
The king of brukdown music in Belize is undeniably the ineffable Mr Wilfred Peters. Accordion in hand, Peters and his scratch band of banjo, boom-drum, tumbas, ding-a-ling, electric guitar, jaw-bones and bass crank out a music as irresistible as anything from the bayous of Louisiana.
Bumari - Lugua
$14.99
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Evangilisto Centeno, better known as Lugua, grew up in a small village on the coast of Honduras and in a household where the daily pulse beat to the rhythm and lyrics of traditional Garifuna music. His father, a well known Parrandero, and his mother, a Punta composer, instilled in their son a love for the distinctive music of the Garifuna, and the ability to feel and play it with deep emotion.
Lebeha Drumming - Lebeha Boys Garifuna Youth
$temp out of stock-16.99
(cdRoots# innova-209)
Traditional Garifuna music played by young musicians from Hopkins, Belize. Voices and drums full of the exhuberance of youth and energy of life.
Til da mawnin' - Andy Palacio
$out of print
(cdRoots# tree-07)
Andy Palacio, is not only Belize's most popular musician and performing artist, but a serious music and cultural archivist with a deep commitment to preserving the values of his Garifuna culture.
Rub Mi Belly - Mr Peters
$out of print
(cdRoots# tree-18)
The king of brukdown music in Belize is undeniably the ineffable Mr Wilfred Peters. Accordion in hand, Peters and his scratch band of banjo, boom-drum, tumbas, ding-a-ling, electric guitar, jaw-bones and bass crank out a music as irresistible as anything from the bayous of Louisiana. This recording uses a fantasy radio broadccast to build an interesting mix great music interspersed with funny and interesting 'patter.'
Cult Cargo: Belize City Boil Up - various
$temp out of stock-18.99
(cdRoots# bs-belize)
It's pretty much guaranteed that this is like nothing you have heard before: funk, reggae, brukdown, disco and soul all boiled together in the obscurity of Belize City and served up in 16 remastered tracks from original tapes and 45s made in Belize in the 60s and 70s.
Paranda - Various Artists - Belize
$temp out of stock-14.99
(cdRoots# tree-13)
...presents six Garifuna paranderos and a punta rocker sprung from paranda . The artists, spread remarkably between 27 and 94 years of age, hail from the Caribbean coast of southern Belize and Guatemala. The call-and-response vocals and piercing harmony ride over a mournful, driving, minor-key guitar that achieves its arresting effect in part by tuning down a half-tone or more. Without exception, these men are astounding singers and instrumentalists. Their voices emerge from somewhere deep within, and the stories they can tell.' - RootsWorld
FromBakaBush: 10 Years of Stonetree - various
$temp out of stock-14.99
(cdRoots# tree-baka)
Founded in 1995, Stonetree is stil the only viable record label in Belize, and they have produced an impressive catalog of music, with performances by Garifuna and Creole artists from Belize, Honduras, and Guatemala. Ten songs for ten years of groundbreaking recordings. Artists include Andy Palacio, Adrian Martínez, Paul Nabor, Jursino Cayetano, Aurelio Martínez , Lugua Centeno, Sofia Blanco, Wilfred Peters, Leroy Young (The Grandmaster).
America Central en Concierto - Manuel Obregón and La Orquesta de la Papaya
$temp out of stock-14.99
(cdRoots# tree-papaya)
A live recording by a great pan-American band with members from across central America. This is the debut album of the first and only regional band from Central America: La Orquestra de la Papaya. Recorded live during a series of concerts at the National Auditorium in San Jose Costa Rica in which the musicians utilized a total of 50 instruments, many of which were handmade by the members of the group. The album contains 14 original and traditional Central American songs including new arrangements of Belizean classics like Shall I Baby by Wilfred (Mr.) Peters and Naguya Nei by Paul Nabor.
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