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	Honduras - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Republic of Honduras is an independent country in western Central America, bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the south west El Salvador, to the south east by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean, to the north by the Gulf of Honduras and the Caribbean Sea.
		Honduras became a state in the United Provinces of Central America in 1821, and an independent republic with the demise of the union in 1840.
		Asians in Honduras are mostly of Chinese and Japanese descent.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Honduras (1772 words)

	Music of Honduras - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Honduras is a Central American country whose musical culture is a mixture of indigenous, European and African elements.
		The Lenca, a native ethnic group, have kept many of their musical traditions alive, including the guancasco dance, while the Garifunas have a vibrant syncretic popular tradition and the Miskitos have their own unique fusion of indigenous, African and European music [1].
		Forms of Garifuna folk music and dance include chumba and hunguhungu, a circular dance in a three beat rhythm, which is often combined with punta.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Music_of_Honduras (335 words)

	Central American music - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Aside from having the most active Garifuna music scene, especially the field of punta, Belize is also known for brukdown, a popular genre that developed in the mining camps in the interior of the country.
		Honduras is known for Garifuna music as well as the well-preserved traditions of the Lenca people.
		Nicaraguan music is traditionally marimba-based, and includes the well-known dance music of the Palo de Mayo festival, which is held every May.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Central_American_music (368 words)

	Honduras (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Honduras is a country in northern Central America, bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the south west El Salvador, to the south east by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras and the Caribbean Sea.
		Honduras borders the Caribbean Sea with its north coast and the Pacific Ocean south, by the Gulf of Fonseca.
		The population of Honduras is predominantly of Mestizo descent and Roman Catholic faith.
	www.exoticfelines.com /search.php?title=Honduras (751 words)

	Encyclopedia: Honduras (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is formally recognized by a countrys government as their states official national song.
		Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero was born on 14 November 1943 in Tegucigalpa in Honduras, and was President of Honduras January 27, 1990 to January 27, 1994, representing the National Party of Honduras (PNH).
		Honduras This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Honduras (5577 words)

	Music of Honduras - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Lenca, a native ethnic group, have kept many of their musical traditions alive, including the guancasco dance, while the Garifunas have a vibrant syncretic popular tradition and the Miskitos have their own unique fusion of indigenous, African and European music [1] (http://www.bjmjr.com/afromestizo/honduras.htm).
		Popular music in Honduras is generally Mexican or American in origin [2] (http://www.compassion.com/about/where/honduras.htm).
		Music of Honduras, Garifuna music, Popular music, Music institutions and References.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Music_of_Honduras (363 words)

	ipedia.com: List of cultural and regional genres of music Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Music of Guinea-Bissau (gumbe, brosca, kussundé, kundere, djambadon, tina, tinga, calibash)
		Music of the Maldives (boduberu, thaara, Gaa odi lava, langiri, bolimalaafath neshun)
		Music of Martinique and Guadeloupe (biguine, chouval bwa, gwo ka, kadans, zouk)
	www.ipedia.com /list_of_cultural_and_regional_genres_of_music.html (1371 words)

	Honduras (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Honduras is a independent country in northern Central America, bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the south west El Salvador, to the south east by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean, to the north by the Gulf of Honduras and the Caribbean Sea.
		Belize (formerly "British Honduras") is 75 km away across the Bay of Honduras.
		During the 1980s, Honduras was used by anti-Sandinista contras fighting the Nicaraguan government and an ally to Salvadoran government forces fighting against leftist guerrillas.
	creekin.net /n81-honduras.html (1318 words)

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		This study of sub-Saharan music is perhaps less useful than it might be, owing to its lack of an index.
		Musical styles are defined, including types of popular, rock, country, jazz, rhythm and blues, and folk music.
		The focus is on popular music from the end of the Civil War to the beginning of the Tin Pan Alley period (1865-1890).
	www.music.indiana.edu /tech_s/mla/wgpms/wgpms.pop (1296 words)

	Music of Honduras Online Research :: Information about Music of Honduras (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Honduras is a Central America country whose Music Culture is a mixture of indigenous, European and African elements.
		The Lenca, a native Ethnic group, have kept many of their musical traditions alive, including the guancasco dance, while the Garifuna have a vibrant syncretic popular tradition and the Miskito have their own unique fusion of indigenous, African and European music [1].
		Popular music in Honduras is generally Music of Mexico or Music of the United States in origin [2].
	www.in-northcarolina.com /search/Music_of_Honduras.html (322 words)

	Country of Honduras - HONDURAS.COM
		Honduras is a vibrant country, brimming with clear turquois waters, pristine beaches, lush jungles, breathtaking mountains, challenging rivers, and fascinating ancient ruins.
		Honduras is enjoying a boom in popularity, as the rich and famous have found a place where they can still travel unknown.
		Azcona led Honduras at a time when neighboring Central American nations of Nicaragua and El Salvador were enveloped in civil wars.
	www.honduras.com (393 words)

	LearnThis.Info Encyclopedia articles beginning with 'Mu' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Music of immigrant communities in the United States
		Music of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
		Music of the United States (1980s to the present)
	encyclopedia.learnthis.info /m/mu (75 words)

	MUSIC FROM Honduras 1 & 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The second CD is dedicated to the music of the Garifuna minority living on the coast and the islands of Honduras.
		Their music has been described as "the last afro-Caribbean music left to discover," and their breakthrough is imminent.
		Both traditional music and modern electric pop of today’s Garifunas are presented on this CD, the latter performed by the group "Fuerza Garifuna," which this summer will present their rhythmic explosions to European audiences for the first time on a tour in cooperation with the European festival organization EFWMF.
	www.caprice.rikskonserter.se /folkojazz/worldmusic/music_from_Honduras.htm (166 words)

	Expressions of Honduras
		The music is sung in Garífuna with a soloist and chorus, like African music or a Gospel music choir.
		Music also accompanies the dead to the tomb, a custom probably related to Yoruba burial customs, the same origin as the New Orleans jazz funeral.
		She is currently a Staff Writer for Honduras This Week and a resident of the Garífuna community of Triunfo de la Cruz, Honduras
	www.stanford.edu /group/arts/honduras/discovery_eng/art/dance/punta2.html (637 words)

	Expressions of Honduras
		Their music attracts a wide range of audiences, but mostly the Garinagu and Hispanic community.
		The music lifts your spirits and gives you energy, regardless if you are dancing or watching.
		Traditional punta music was played with two to three wooden drums, a conch shell, and maracas.
	www.stanford.edu /group/arts/honduras/discovery_eng/art/dance/punta3.html (858 words)

	World Beat: Music From Somewhere Else (6 February 2002) - PopMatters Music Column
		For instance, Jesuit missionary reports on Maya and Garifuna music were typically hostile to the perceived expression of "pagan" beliefs in expressive performance, a culturally loaded way of saying that native peoples combined their own spiritual traditions with those of the conquerors.
		Garifuna music, dance and ritual are little known outside the culture, but important documentary work has been done, and some critical archival recordings exist.
		Garifuna music builds on an ensemble of three garaon drums: the improvising primera or heart drum, the counter-rhythmic segunda or shadow drum, and the steady bass-line tercera.
	www.popmatters.com /music/columns/stone/020206.html (1592 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Music \| Honduras memorial for TLC star
		Lopes had been a regular visitor to Honduras, and often worked at a local children's centre during her time off.
		Lopes suffered severe head injuries and died when she lost control of the vehicle she was driving in Honduras on 25 April 2002.
		Seven other people, including her brother and sister, were injured in the crash, which local police are blaming on high speed and poor road conditions.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/music/3026359.stm (297 words)

	Music Program
		Music is a powerful means to tell the story of Jesus Christ to a hurting world and glorify the Lord in spirit and in truth.
		It is both a privilege and a blessing to be able to share our musical gifts not only with our church family but also with the surrounding community.
		We invite those who have love music and have musical background to come and share in the Christian fellowship and the unique joy that God bestows on his worship leaders.
	www.sanmarcos.net /episcopal/music.htm (181 words)

	Honduras This Week Cultural
		Punta music for wakes is played with traditional instruments, first and second drum, maracas, a conch shell and sometimes claves -- two hardwood sticks beat together.
		Honduras is as important to him as Tahiti was to Gauguin.
		Having Honduras teachers as co-investigators might be very helpful, because while foreign investigators know theory and field work methods, Honduran universities have many professors who know the communities and the ethnic groups here.
	www.marrder.com /htw/oct98/cultural.htm (11629 words)

	Best Kept Secrets: 2002 / RootsWorld Recording Review
		The musically spare palette of the Farm Boys, who hail from Roatán, in the Bay Islands off the Caribbean coast, reflects the influence of the English-speaking population that still dominates the islands, which belong to otherwise Spanish-speaking Honduras.
		Music of Guatemala, a two-volume Folkways release of Maya and Ladino music, presents several more chirimía tracks, and is the original source of the chirimía tune heard on the preceding anthology.
		Their music fitted in admirably with the spirit of the tranquil moonlight night among the San Antonio hills." A romantically tinged expression of admiration for Maya musicianship, to be sure, but this and prior 19th-century descriptions suggest the persistence of a certain aesthetically conservative core in traditional Maya music and dance.
	www.rootsworld.com /reviews/stone-centam.shtml (3633 words)

	Music Of Honduras Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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	www.karr.net /search/encyclopedia/Music_of_Honduras (563 words)

	Garifuna Music: Michael Stone
		Garifuna music builds on an ensemble of two and preferably, three garaon drums: the improvising primera or heart drum, the counter-rhythmic segunda or shadow drum, and the steady bass-line tercera.
		Ethnomusicologists were first to record Garifuna music, which missionaries had long sought to discourage, condemning as the devil's work the music's association with spirit possession rituals.
		Music and dance are integral to daily life, no commercially sequestered reserve for full-time professionals and their moneyed fans.
	www.rootsworld.com /reviews/garifuna.html (1910 words)

	Garifuna
		Though this culpable relocation of their entire culture by the British was meant to circumscribe the Garifuna, they have survived like members of their ancestry did when they were enslaved and brought from Africa during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.
		Garifuna music relies heavily on the drum, and in many instances their music is dictated by it.
		In accompaniment to their music traditions lie the Garifuna songs and dance styles, which are an integral part of their culture.
	www.clas.ufl.edu /users/afburns/afrotrop/Garifuna.htm (1661 words)

	Culture and History of Honduras
		Honduras is located in Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Nicaragua.
		May through June are great times to catch several town fairs and celebrations, including a weeklong carnival held in La Ceiba during the third week of May. The coastal lowlands are warm year-round, while the mountainous interior can be cool and rainy, especially between May and October.
		The fair for the Virgen de Suyapa, patron saint of Honduras, is celebrated in Suyapa, 7km (4mi) southeast of Tegucigalpa, during the first two weeks of February.
	www.enjoyhonduras.com /honduras_information.htm (321 words)

	honduras music and other honduras related information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		List of political parties in Honduras Mara Salvatrucha Military of Honduras Music of Honduras Project Honduras Transportation in Honduras Note: Some of these articles are based on text from the CIA World...
		Music from Honduras 1 and 2 Music from Honduras 1 The Central American republic of Honduras has one of Latin America’s least known musical traditions.
		Honduras Honduras Local Music We just went live October 5th, so please be patient as the local musicians upload their...
	www.nethorde.com /honduras/honduras-music.html (315 words)

	Typical Dresses in Honduras (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In Honduras, these dresses are used to demonstrate the traditional culture, costumes, and beliefs from each region, and they are identified by their typical dresses.
		These dresses are made with different materials of the most important products in Honduras and they are made in many designs, which show much creativity in their designs.
		In conclusion, the typical dress is very important in Honduras because it demonstrates the beauty of "The Honduran Woman." Our typical dresses are made of different colors of cloth, many different types of materials, such as, seeds, leaves from different plants and feathers from different kinds of animals, the most important in Honduras.
	www.kirkwood.edu /esl/dress.htm (506 words)

	Honduras This Week Cultural
		It outlines the 34 different Garifuna dances that have documented African origins, such as a Christmas dance with music that originates from the Songhai region of Ghana and the well-known Punta dance, which is still danced in the Congo region of Africa.
		The classic orange Halloween pumpkin is hard to come by here in Honduras but I have witnessed a dramatic improvement in both quality and selection of these seasonal vegetables.
		This bisque is served hot and garnished with a teaspoon of buttered cream in the center of the bowl, add the fine julienne of crystallized ginger over the cream, and sprinkle a little bit of brown sugar around the edges.
	www.marrder.com /htw/cultural.htm (4103 words)

	Music of Honduras -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Music of Honduras -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		The Lenca, a native (People of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture) ethnic group, have kept many of their musical traditions alive, including the guancasco dance, while the (Click link for more info and facts about Garifuna) Garifunas have a vibrant syncretic popular tradition.
		There are also musical insturments called the caramba and (A percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets) marimba.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/mu/music_of_honduras.htm (102 words)

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