On my way back from school today I learned Andy Palacio died over the weekend in his native country Belize from a massive stroke and heart-attack. Palacio is not only the most famous Belizean, but also a national hero. I am so sadden by his death because he single-handedly brought Garifuna music to the [...]
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A Legend is No More
January 22, 2008Categories: Honorary Acknowledgement, Music
Tags: Andy Palacio, Garifuna culture, Garifuna music, The Garifuna Collective, Watina
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Wacky Week
November 14, 2007Folks, as you’ll can see I’ve been absent for a little while from the blogsphere, not because I had enough of it but it’s that time of the year when college students are required to do those mind-numbing presentations, research papers, essays, etc. Now that is out of the way, let’s get to the business [...]
Categories: Africa Related, Honorary Acknowledgement, In the News, Weekly Roundup
Tags: odd news, Somali, Update
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Still Che
October 8, 2007Forty years ago this week, Ernesto “Che” Guevara was assassinated by the CIA with the help of Bolivian soldiers. They certainly believed at the time that was the end of Che. God, how awfully wrong they were. I’m sure almost everyone in the world have seen Che’s iconic picture in one form or another.
Of course [...]
Categories: Honorary Acknowledgement
Tags: Che, Che Guevara, iconic hero, Revolutionary men
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