UMALALI: THE GARIFUNA WOMEN’S PROJECT - VARIOUS ARTISTS
Five years in the works, the Garifuna Women’s Project is the brainchild of producer/musician Ivan Duran, a native of Belize. The Garifuna people are the descendants of African slaves who intermarried with Carib and Arawak Indians. They live primarily along the Caribbean coast of Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua and Guatemala. Duran traveled the region, compiling Garifuna songs from women who knew them. The result is an album full of captivating music with a vibrant Afro-Cuban or Afro-pop vibe, artfully embellished by Duran’s studio magico. Garifuna women wrote 10 of its 12 tracks.
