Watina

Artist: Andy Palacio & The Garifuna Collective
Label: Cumbancha
Category: Music

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Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

18 reviews
Sales Rank: 10828

Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.4

MPN: 3
UPC: 890846001039
EAN: 0890846001039
ASIN: B000LP4OPQ

Release Date: February 27, 2007
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Tracks:

	I Called Out
	Day By Day
	Miami
	Father
	Together
	Take Advice
	Go Away
	Worthless
	My Canoe
	My People Have Moved On
	Goodbye My Dear
	In Times To Come

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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.com
Palacio is from Belize and his music celebrates a culture called Garifuna, in which indigenous Arawak and Carib sounds, plus West African influences imported during the dark years of the slave trade are twisted around one another like a helix. Over the centuries, fiercely independent tribes-people maintained their identity even as European colonizers relentlessly pushed them from St. Vincent, where the Africans had been shipwrecked and intermarried with the local population, toward the Central American coast. But more recently, the culture had begun losing ground, especially in Nicaragua, a fact brought to Palacio's attention when he visited that nation as teenage literacy advocate. His impassioned espousal of his birthright began when he got involved with punta rock, a synth-and-drum-machine-driven dance style popular during the 1990s. The present album represents a return to his roots. Blended Native, African and Latin exhalations create softly pretty, simply constructed, yet indelible melodies while percolating, hypnotic rhythms, some of which are anchored by a prominent Afro-Cuban clave, get everyone moving. The songs are sung exclusively in the Garifuna language and built around folkloric sources like the ritual-based duegue. There's not a false note anywhere in earshot but "Yagane", a seafaring tune composed by and performed with Paul Nabor, a septuagenarian buyei (spiritual healer), is one stand-out; the delightful title track is another. The CD is enhanced with videos and other extras. --Christina Roden

Album Description
These soul-stirring melodies and vibrant grooves from the Garifuna community of Central America unite the musical legacies of Africa and the Caribbean to create a powerful saga of exile, longing, hope and celebration. Years in the making, Watina is infused with contemporary influences, yet firmly rooted in the rich musical traditions of this unique and inspiring culture. Belizean icon, Andy Palacio, leads an all-star, multi-generational lineup to deliver a monumental tribute to the Garifuna of yesterday and tomorrow.

* 32-page booklet features full lyrics and stunning photographs.
* Deluxe enhanced CD includes "making of" video and a preview of the upcoming Garifuna women's project "Umalali".
* The third release from Cumbancha, the new label founded by the head of music research at Putumayo World Music.

"****. Endlessly satisfying." --Charlie Gillett, The Observer Music Monthly (UK)

"Brimming with Buena Vista-ish elegance and dignity." --The Boston Globe (US)

"A little bit Cuban, a little bit Brazilian, with a reggae lilt, a Cape Verdean melodic lushness and a whole range of African echoes that you can't quite put your finger on." --London Daily Telegraph (UK)

"A fascinating musical mash-up...Transcendent, infectiously rhythmic music." --Veryshortlist.com (USA)

"There's a full year worth of listening on Watina... It's a fantastic recording that makes me thirst for more..." --Bob Tarte, Beat Magazine

"Rampacked to overflowing with amazing music." --Dave Hucker, Beat Magazine

"Superb" --Mondomix (France)

"****. Will spellbind the most indifferent listener." --Irish Times

"Consider this the first must-have album of 2007." --World Music Central

"An immediate world music classic." -Folk Roots (UK)

Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent, fresh and original, spiritual in parts July 8, 2008
EugeSchu (WI USA)
Wonderful offering of distinct rhythms from the Garifuna culture of Central America. Andy himself participated in more danceable, electric Garifuna music (such as Punta) earlier in his career. However, this offering is more refined, still very rhythmical of course, but more spiritual and carved out of his respect for his culture and roots. A wonderful album.

5 out of 5 stars

rich and intoxicating~ Garifuna music & language May 10, 2008
jordan (jacksonville, FL)
so have you ever heard anything that just sounds right? if not, this music is what you have longed for. the rich rhythms tug at your heart and titillates your senses. i first heard this CD during an interview with Andy Palacio on NPR. i was so moved by the music, and Andy Palacio's passion for his culture and people, that i bought the CD....what a coup! since then, i have played these tracks to countless family and friends. my mom loved the CD so much, that i surprised and took her in 2007 to see Andy Palacio perform at SOB's(Sounds of Brazil)in NYC. it was a great and LIVELY concert-- the audience danced all night! suffice to say, we were deeply saddened to learn of Mr. Palacio's untimely death. such a terrible loss, of a talented and passionate musician. my only hope is that his music and efforts to celebrate and preserve the music and language of the Garifuna people will not be lost. enjoy this music....so long baba, we will miss you. Keimoun: Beat On

5 out of 5 stars

Golden May 1, 2008
Peter Chordas (Portland, OR USA)
Jesse Kornbluth got it right. This little known culture and style of music could be near extinction. Yet this CD may not only preserve it but perhaps ignite its resurrection.

I'm currently living in Niger where some of those slaves who were shipwrecked nearly 400 years ago survived and escaped. Their language, music, and culture was partially adopted and preserved. From those roots comes this music which belongs in its own style of world beat. The music from the North West African sub Saharan desert is also little known. And the people who live here have little if any knowledge of their potential relatives living in Belize and the connection between their culture and music.

Garifuna language and music has it all; pulse, lyricism, soul, guitar, and voice! It is really beautiful to hear. Do buy and listen to it. Not only will you become addicted to it, but you will be contributing to the salvation of a dying genre that should not be lost and forgotten. Thank you Alex!

4 out of 5 stars

Worth the hype April 13, 2008
A. Licitra (Northern VA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This disc really is deserving of the reverent reviews it's getting. It's a lovely tribute to Belize and a wonderful legacy for Andy Palacio.

5 out of 5 stars

Hopkins Village Hops March 23, 2008
D. Martinez (Sacramento, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This last (and best) of Andy Palacio's collections of songs brings up the spirit of Paranda. You can hear the surf, and feel the warmth of Hopkins Village. Just makes me want to dance, and to cry, knowing that there will be no more. His passing so suddenly and tragically will, we hope, be given tribute by this being recognized internationally as a true expression of the best. He will be greatly missed.