Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Godfather of Paranda


P1020314, originally uploaded by marquis.walsh.

Andy is happy.

The 80 year old godfather of Paranda, Paul Nabor, had the audience in the palms of his hands once again. The Garifuna Collective played to a full house at the Higher Ground in Burlington, Vt., last night.

The almost entirely white crowd was extremeely acceptive, danicng the entire night. Aurelio Martinez, a star in his own right from Honduras, was most humble and respective in dedicating the night -and tour - to Andy. Aurelio's future is bright, and I believe Andy is watching his back.

Umalalali, a mother-daughter tag team from Guatemala, sang pride to all of Garifuna women.

All in all, it was an amazing night of music and culture.

The Prince of Punta was honored tonjght.

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