One of his collaborators, Aurelio Martinez from Honduras, then stepped up to fill the void left by Palacio's death and became Garifuna culture's musical ambassador. I narrowly missed seeing ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Honduran community in New Orleans is mourning the loss of Aurelio Martinez, a celebrated Garifuna musician, who was among 12 people killed in a plane crash earlier this week.

Aurelio Martínez, the longtime ambassador of Garifuna music and former Honduran congressman, has died. He was 55. Martínez’s official Facebook page confirmed his death and mourned the loss of ...

Honduran folk musician Aurelio Martínez has died. The 55-year-old was a respected proponent of the Central American culture known as Garifuna. According to his spokesperson, Martinez and 11 other ...

Aurelio Martínez, the celebrated Honduran folk musician who helped introduce the wider world to the music of the Garifuna people, died Monday, March 17, in a small passenger plane crash.

Here he is at his NPR Tiny Desk Concert in 2015, explaining the cultures and influences that make up Garifuna music. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST) AURELIO MARTINEZ: Garifuna muse is - it's ...