MUSIC

Sopa de Caracol

                                                                             

Sopa de Caracol is a song played by the band Honduran music “Banda Blanca”. Adapted by the belizean singer Hernán "Chico" Ramos. It was originally written in Garifuna. In 1991 was launched a Spanish version by Banda Blanca, based on the original, which achieved international success, reaching the top spot in the Top Latin Songs from Billboard in the United States. The song includes elements of Garifuna music and the punta¹ that have been used to promote Honduras. Thanks to this success, the Banda Blanca became the best known musical group Honduras.

The lyrics of the song uses Garifuna dialect mixed with Spanish , according to Pilo Tejeda’s explanation on Sabado Gigante, the songs follows this interpretation:

"Wata Negue Consup" I want to take soup

"Luli Rwami Wanaga" I want to continue to enjoy it

"Yupi  pa ti Yupi pa mi": Some for you and a little for me.

The song debuted on the list of Billboard Hot Latin Tracks in 15th place during the week of January 19, 1991, reaching the top 10 the next week. "Sopa de Caracol" reached number one on March 16 of 1991, replacing to "Te pareces tanto a él" from the Chilean singer Myriam Hernandez and it was followed by "No Basta" from the Venezuelan singer Franco De Vita two weeks later. "Sopa de Caracol" ended up being the fifth Latin song year in the United States, according to the Top Latin Songs year-End Chart of Billboard. The Banda Blanca won a silver gull on February 12, 1992 at the XXXIII Viña del Mar International Song Festival, and it earned a nomination in Premio Lo Nuestro.

There are many new covers of the Sopa de Caracol. For instance, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Banda Maguey, Los Flamers, Wilkins and Tony Camargo. In 2011 the Honduran singer Polache made a version that sings with Pilo Tejeda.

1.       La Punta is a form of dance and music of the Garifuna own ethnicity in their celebrations and festivities.

Source:

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopa_de_caracol

 Honduran Marimba

Folk music in Honduras is played with guitar, marimba and other instruments.

The marimba is a percussion instrument consisting of a set of wooden bars struck with mallets to produce musical tones. Resonators attached to the bars amplify their sound. The bars are arranged as those of a piano with the accidentals raised vertically and overlapping the natural bars (similar to a piano) to aid the performer both visually and physically. This instrument is a type of idiophone but with a more resonant and lower-pitched tessitura than the xylophone.

The most Famous groups of Marimba in Honduras: "Marimba Usula" from San Pedro Sula, "Marimba Patepluma" from Santa Bárbara,  "Marimba del Banco de Occidente, and "Alma de Honduras"

Source:
www.diariowebcentroamerica.com



Garifuna Music

Garifuna music is quite different from that of the rest of Central America. The most famous form is punta. In its associated dance style, dancers move their hips in a circular motion. An evolved form of traditional music, still usually played using traditional instruments, punta has seen some modernization and electrification in the 1970s; this is called punta rock. Traditional punta dancing is consciously competitive.

Other forms of Garifuna music and dance include: hungu-hungu, combination, wanaragua, abaimahani, matamuerte, laremuna wadaguman, gunjai, sambai, charikanari, eremuna egi, paranda, berusu, teremuna ligilisi, arumahani, and Mali-amalihani. However, punta is the most popular dance in Garifuna culture. It is performed around holidays and at parties and other social events. Punta lyrics are usually composed by the women. Chumba and hunguhungu involve circular dancing to a three-beat rhythm, which is often combined with punta. 

There are other types of songs typical of each gender: women having eremwu eu and abaimajani, rhythmic a cappella songs, and laremuna wadaguman; and men having work songs, chumba, and hunguhungu.

Drums play a very important role in Garifuna music. Primarily two types of drums are used: the primero (tenor drum) and the segunda (bass drum). These drums are typically made of hollowed-out hardwood, such as mahogany or mayflower, with the skins coming from the peccary (wild bush pig), deer, or sheep.

Also used in combination with the drums are the sisera, which are shakers made from the dried fruit of the gourd tree, filled with seeds, and then fitted with hardwood handles.

Source: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBb4R95EAoI