Honduran Videographer of Garifuna Heritage Monico Videos Reveals Historical Cultural Treasure Chest With YouTube Channel
Puts Garifuna Music, Social and Cultural History in The United States and Central America Down on Record with YouTube Channel
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Bronx, New York – New York City based Videographer and Photographer, MONICO VIDEOS (Mr. Humberto Martinez) continues to unveil an archive of videos documenting Garifuna Music, Social and Cultural History in New York City, The United States and Central America on his YouTube Channel.
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Born Humberto Martinez from Trujillo, Colon, Honduras, Monico Videos is a videographer I have worked with countless times over the last 13 or 14 Years in New York City.
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This man is everywhere. Hired to videotape countless Garifuna Events, I have often marveled at the speed at which he’s worked over the years. He would shoot an event and have it ready within a DAY.
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Monico Videos at The 2010 Miss Garifuna Cultural Pageant in The Bronx.
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There are others in the community who currently document various Garifunta events and I will highlight them at some point, however, Monico Videos has been doing this for DECADES.
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Monico Videos has videotaped:
Garifuna Arrival to Central America / Garifuna Settlement Day Commemoration Celebrations (April 12th)
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Garifuna Settlement Celebration in Guatemala
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Garifuna Dance Company Presentations
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Garifuna Musical Tribute Events
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Garifuna Grand Openings
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Coronaciones
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Miss Garifuna Cultural Pageants
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Garifuna Music Shows
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Fedu Celebrations
Barauda Awards (Annual Banquet Honoring Garifuna Women)
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Boat Rides
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Garifuna Christmas Celebrations
Garifuna Gala Events
Parades
Vintage Garifuna Music Concerts
Below is video from a 1993 Concert by Influential Garifuna Music Group, Grupo H.
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Vintage Garifuna Music Concerts
Below is video from a 1990 Concert featuring seminal Garifuna Music Group, Los Sea Boys. Their song “Garinagu Wagia (We Are Garifuna)” is considered by some to be one of the Greatest Garifuna songs of all time. .
Founding Members of this group J. King Lopez and Fatima Fernandez went on to create Garifuna music groups (J. King & J. Kids Band, and Fernandez Band) whose musical force was formidable.
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Abrazo Garifuna Gala Events
Picnic Trips to Heckscher State Park
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