Tag Archives: Aurelio Martinez

(PHOTO) Garifuna American Band LEGACY GIFTED Performing at 60th Birthday Celebration in Bronx on SATURDAY November 17th 2012

Members of Garifuna American Band LEGACY GIFTED Performing at a 60th Birthday Celebration in the Bronx on SATURDAY November 17th 2012. Photo by Teofilo Colon Jr. All Rights Reserved.

Copyright 2012 by Teofilo Colon Jr. (a.k.a. “Tio Teo” or “Teofilo Campeon”)  All Rights Reserved.

Bronx, New York – Some of the Members (Carlos Carlisimo BDony Medina, Eddie Gregorio & John Jon Ruiz,) of Garifuna American Band Legacy Gifted performing at a 60th Birthday Celebration in the Bronx on SATURDAY November 17th 2012.  Their set was filled with

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(Review) GARIFUNA NATION Documentary by Carlos De Jesus

 

Garifuna Women Marlene Castillo and Marjorie Casimiro of The Sandy Beach Women’s Cooperative (Sandy Beach Lodge) in Hopkins, Belize; hold up a version of the Garifuna Flag in the Carlos De Jesus documentary, GARIFUNA NATION. Image courtesy of Carlos Productions

Copyright 2012 by Teofilo Colon Jr.  (a.k.a. “Tio Teo” or “Teofilo Campeon”)  All Rights Reserved.

New York City — New York University Associate Professor of Film and Television, Carlos De Jesus has been screening his latest effort, a documentary about the Garifuna ethnic group called GARIFUNA NATION.  Ten years in the making and filled with multiple perspectives, this stirring work is an insightful investigation of contemporary life as a Garifuna.

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Plaplaya Honduras (Garifuna Village) Home Town Association To Host Party in the Bronx on SATURDAY October 6th 2012

Plaplaya Honduras Hometown Association to Host Party in the Bronx on SATURDAY, October 6th 2012.

Copyright 2012 by Teofilo Colon Jr.  (a.k.a. “Tio Teo” or “Teofilo Campeon”)  All Rights Reserved.

Bronx, New York — The Plaplaya Honduras Hometown Association will be hosting a party in the Bronx on SATURDAY, October 6th 2012.

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Garifuna Singer Musician AURELIO MARTINEZ is subject of “La Aventura Garifuna” Documentary on Paranda Music

 

Garifuna Singer Musician AURELIO MARTINEZ in the Documentary "Honduras and Belize: The Garifuna Adventure"

Copyright 2012 by Teofilo Colon Jr. (a.k.a. “Tio Teo” or “Teofilo Campeon”)  All Rights Reserved.

Central America — International Garifuna Superstar Singer Musician AURELIO MARTINEZ was the subject of an interesting documentary that I was finally able to view recently on the subject of Paranda Music.

América Central – Internacional Garífuna Superstar cantante músico  AURELIO MARTINEZ fue objeto de un interesante documental que por fin pude ver recientemente sobre el tema de la música Paranda.

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(VIDEO) Garifuna Singer Musician AURELIO MARTINEZ Teaches Garifuna Music and Dance in Belize

Garifuna Singer Musician AURELIO MARTINEZ teaches Garifuna Music and Dance to children in Belize

Copyright 2012 by Teofilo Colon Jr. (a.k.a. “Tio Teo” or “Teofilo Campeon”)  All Rights Reserved.

Belize — Below you will see footage of Garifuna Singer Musician AURELIO MARTINEZ being interviewed by The Pandy Show about his touring of Belize in May 2011.  While there he also conducted a Garifuna Music and Dance Workshop. The interview is in English.

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(VIDEO) Garifuna Singer Musician AURELIO MARTINEZ about his December 2011 Tour of Houston Texas and New Orleans Louisiana

Garifuna Singer Musician AURELIO MARTINEZ

Copyright 2012 by Teofilo Colon Jr. (a.k.a. “Tio Teo” or “Teofilo Campeon”)  All Rights Reserved.

Gulf Coast, United States — Below is video of Garifuna Singer Musician AURELIO MARTINEZ being interviewed about his December 2011 Tour of Houston Texas and New Orleans Louisiana.

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(VIDEO) Garifuna Band LEGACY GIFTED and Garifuna Singer AURELIO MARTINEZ Interviewed at Five Year Anniversary Party of BravaSound Radio

Copyright 2012 by Teofilo Colon Jr.  (a.k.a. “Tio Teo” or “Teofilo Campeon”) All Rights Reserved.

Bronx, New York — Last Fall 2011, BravaSound Radio held a Fifth Anniversary Party and in the video clip below, members of Garifuna American Band LEGACY GIFTED were interviewed about their latest projects.  Garifuna Singer Musician AURELIO MARTINEZ was also interviewed.  The video is in Spanish.

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Top Ten BEING GARIFUNA News Stories of 2011

 

2011 Calendar courtesy of www.justcalendar.org

Copyright 2011 by Teofilo Colon Jr. (a.k.a. “Tio Teo” or “Teofilo Campeon”)  All Rights Reserved.

New York City — It’s that time of year, numadagu (“my friends” in Garifuna).  This post will feature the top ten BEING GARIFUNA news stories of 2011.

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(PHOTOS) Garifuna Superstar Singer Musician AURELIO MARTINEZ at Lincoln Center – WEDNESDAY August 11th 2010

Garifuna Superstar Singer Musician AURELIO MARTINEZ at Lincoln Center in August 2010

Photos by Teofilo Colon Jr.  (a.k.a. “Tio Teo” or “Teofilo Campeon”)  All Rights Reserved.

Copyright 2010 by Teofilo Colon Jr.  (a.k.a. “Tio Teo” or “Teofilo Campeon”)  All Rights Reserved.

New York, New York — Below you will see a link leading interested Beinggarifuna.com readers to the Facebook photo album of Garifuna Superstar Singer Musician AURELIO MARTINEZ’s 2010 performance at Lincoln Center as part of it’s Outdoor Concert Series.

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GARIFUNA FLAVA Caribbean Restaurant in Chicago Celebrates Its Three Year Anniversary with International Garifuna Superstar Singer Musician AURELIO MARTINEZ on Friday October 21st and Saturday October 22nd 2011

Garifuna Flava Restaurant Three Year Anniversary Celebration

Copyright 2011 by Teofilo Colon Jr.  (a.k.a. “Tio Teo” or “Teofilo Campeon”)  All Rights Reserved.

Chicago, Illinois — Midwestern Garinagu have a unique opportunity to celebrate this weekend as Chicago Caribbean Restaurant GARIFUNA FLAVA (recently featured on the Food Network) will be celebrating it’s Three Year Anniversary with a weekend of performances from International Garifuna Superstar Singer Musician AURELIO MARTINEZ.  This series of performances will take place Friday, October 21st 2011 and Saturday, October 22nd 2011, beginning at nine in the evening each night.

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