Comments on: Andy Palacio, RIP

By: Imperial Lounge No.6 at motel de moka

Imperial Lounge No.6 at motel de moka — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:28:30 +0000

[...] Aurelio Martinez & Andy Palacio – Lanarime lamiseu (via Benn Loxo) Paranda (Stonetree Records, 2007) 02. Boozoo Bajou – Under My Sensi (Les Demons Flowers Mix) Om [...]

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:30:29 +0000

Hi, I just found your blog, and I think its amazing. Everything on this site is basically a whole new world of music for me. I’m pretty glad it exists.

By: emily

emily — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:01:50 +0000

Such a tragic loss! You can also see a recent video of Andy talking about the meaning of Garifuna here:

http://intelligenttravel.typepad.com/it/2008/01/belize-video.html#more

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 22:28:32 +0000

This is awful news. I saw Palacio and Nabor at the Edmonton Folk festival last summer, and they stayed out late with all the volunteers. They were amazing. We were dancing all night. He will be missed.

I’ve got another picture that I took of Andy from August.

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/5951/garifunacollectiverk1.jpg

By: dj earball

dj earball — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:02:09 +0000

sad and shocked pretty much sums it up. Andy and members of his band (including Garifuna elder Paul Nabor) visited my radio show last year, and they were all so energetic and positive and generous. I loved talking with him, learned a lot about the culture, and hoped for more music from him. Guess we’ll have to rely on others to pick up the baton.

One other great Garifuna artist to watch for is Aurelio Martinez. He did a tour about a year ago, and his show in Seattle brought out a local Garifuna community that I didn’t know existed. Check out his album “Garifuna Soul” for more great music. I’ve featured both of these artists on my radio show and on SoundRoots — and not for the last time.

By the way — enjoyed Eritrea week! Nice to have an extended focus on lesser-known spots. How about a Mauritius week?

By: muruch

muruch — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:32:20 +0000

I was also very sad and shocked to hear about Andy’s death. His album is so joyful and pretty. It’s a shame that such an immense talent is gone.