Where does punta music originate from?

Punta is an Afro-indigenous dance and cultural music originated by the Garifuna people of Saint Vincent (Antilles) with African and Arawak elements. Punta is the best-known cultural dance belonging to the Garifuna community.

1. Who invented punta music?
2. What kind of music is played in Honduras?
3. What is Garifuna dance?

Who invented punta music?

Punta rock was created by Pen Cayetano in Belize in 1978. Punta is a genre of traditional music that developed among the Garifuna people of Belize, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Honduras. While this style is unique, calypso and soca have had slight influences on it.

What kind of music is played in Honduras?

Music of Honduras is very varied. Punta is the main "ritmo" of Honduras with other music such as Paranda, Bachata, Caribbean salsa, cumbia, reggae, merengue, and reggaeton widely heard especially in the North, to Mexican rancheras heard in the interior rural part of the country.

What is Garifuna dance?

A dance performed primarily during the Christmas holidays, the Jonkunnu is a cultural staple in Garifuna towns and villages throughout Central America and the Caribbean, as well as diaspora communities in the United States. ... Cardboard cut-outs form the foundation of the elaborate crowns the dancers wear.