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GARIFUNA CULTURE
Throughout Central America, Garifuna culture is typically associated with a sensual dance style known as the Punta, exotic foods like machuca, rice and beans and cazabe, and the infectious and mesmerising drumming that can be heard up and down the isthmus’ Caribbean coast.
The survival of Garifuna culture over the centuries is a testament to the community’s strength of spirit. Despite the experience of intense physical hardship and strong acculturation pressures, the Garifuna maintain a distinct identity embodied in their unique language, religion and traditions. Their religion is a case in point. A mix of Roman Catholicism and traditional African and indigenous beliefs, Garifuna religious traditions have survived condemnation and attacks by outsiders, who accused the Garifuna population of involvement in practices ranging from devil worship to polygamy. |
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HISTORY
The history of the Garifuna begins in 1665 with the shipwreck of two British ships with slaves near the island of San Vicente. The ships took African that they would be used like slaves in the British colonies in the area of Martinica, Santa Lucia, of Granada, of Dominican, and Barbados. The slaves swam to the freedom in the island of San Vicente.
A subsequent shipwreck in 1675 along with the slaves who fled the neighboring islands, specially of the colonial plantations in Barbados, produced a fast affluence of African to the island. These African quickly made part of the society of the Arawakan Indians. Soon after the African men began to marry with the Arawakan women, or Caribbean, the two cultures were mixed. From this union a new population of the black Caribbean comes to compete for the Earth and the energy with the Arawakan original. This Caribbean new black population is what is known today like the people of Garifuna.
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Dr. Luther Castillo in LA Part I with DJ Labuga |
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Dr. Luther Castillo in LA Part II with DJ Labuga |
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Soriano La Historia del Barco Justo Rufino Barrios el 01/01/89 |
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Senor Blanco Tio de Carlitos Mensaje a la Communidad |
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Marielena Baltazar Con DJ Labuga |
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Garifuna Woman life in the USA By Martha Riddock |
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Jerry Castro My Family My Community |
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Amanda Sheppard @ L.A. Garifuna Massacre In Labuga |
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Ruben Reyes Guatemala Interview |
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Hermanda San Rafael @ Bronx with DJ Labuga |
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Socie Style in New York |
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MEET JERRY CASTRO |
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Politically, Mr. Castro was a member of one of Bronx County powerful political youth organization, Bronx Young Democrats. This organization has produced leaders and legislators that includes: NYS Assemblyman Carl Hestie, NYS Assemblyman Ruben Diaz, Jr., NYS Senator Jose M. Serrano and New York City Council Mayority Leader, Joel Rivera. In addition, Mr. Castro has been appointed to local planning board (#2-Bronx), served as New York City Department of Youth Community Development's Neighborhood Advisory Board (#3 Bronx) as its Vice Chair. He has worked as volunteer in many electoral local and presidential campaigns that includes Fernando Ferrer for Mayor (2001 and 2005), Al Gore for President (2000), Carl McCall for Governor (2002), John Kerry for President (2004), Spitzer for Governor (2006) and Barack Obama for President (2008). |
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