Aurelio Martinez, Honduran first black Congressman to the Honduran National Congress.
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Lándini review – Aurelio makes an elegant return to his Garifuna roots
(Real World)
Neil Spencer
The Observer, Saturday 6 September 2014
His role as cultural ambassador for Honduras's coastal Garifuna people led Aurelio Martinez to Senegal for 2011's superb fusion album, Laru Beya. Here, he returns to his roots, to songs and folk tunes learned from his mother (who gets a co-writing credit). Despite its simplicity, Lándini is an elegant creation, its easy, swaying rhythms overlaid (at times contradicted) by Aurelio's impassioned vocals. Its subjects run from celebration to tragedy: (Milagrossa concerns a ferry sinking) there's a ruminative, melancholic undertow throughout and some deft surf-guitar work. Smell the salt air.
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/sep/07/aurelio-landini-review-world-music-garifuna-roots
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Wikipedia:
Aurelio Martinez is a Honduran musician and politician who is also a member of the Garifuna community. He is the first black person to become a congressman in the National Congress of Honduras.[1]
His 2004 album Garifuna Soul was released internationally by Stonetree Records and won wide acclaim in world music circles. Afropop Worldwide named it a Top 10 Album of 2004 and named Martinez "newcomer of the year."[2]
In 2011, he released an album entitled Laru Beya, which included collaboration with Youssou N'Dour and Orchestra Baobab members and a tribute to Martinez's friend, the late Andy Palacio. It was produced by Ivan Duran and released on Real World Records.[3]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurelio_Martinez
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