Garifuna singer Bernadette Martinez answers visitor questions in the Garifuna demonstration tent.
Photo by Jason McKnight
Garifuna participants pose with Tuvan participants Said Chüldük and Angchy Tamdyn in the Garifuna tent.
Photo by Patti Heck
Members of Libaya Baba, a Garifuna drumming and dance group from Los Angeles, pose together.
Photo by Patti Heck
Garifuna dancer, drummer, drum-maker, and cultural historian Carlos Domingo “Mingo” Alvarez plays with a Festival visitor.
Photo by Patti Heck
Conrad Nolberto and Jeff Bernardez play with other members of the Garifuna drumming and dance group Libaya Baba on the Voices of the World stage.
Photo by Bill Shaw
Garifuna dancers Georgette Lambey and Jefflyn Baltazar perform with members of Libaya Baba.
Photo by Eliza Piccininni, Ralph Rinzler Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
Kelsie Bernardez, Dayton Bernardez, and Greg Palacio of the Garifuna drumming and dance group Libaya Baba perform on the Voices of the World stage.
Photo by Eliza Piccininni, Ralph Rinzler Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
Garifuna musician, singer, songwriter, storyteller, and educator James Lovell performs traditional music in the Song and Story Circle.
Photo by Eliza Piccininni, Ralph Rinzler Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
Dayton Bernardez, Conrad Nolberto, and Greg Palacio paint with young visitors in the Garifuna demonstration tent.
Photo by Francisco X. Guerra, Ralph Rinzler Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
Garifuna language teacher and cultural historian Ruben Reyes participates in a panel on the Talk Story discussion stage with Welsh participant Owen Saer and Carla Hurd of Microsoft’s Local Language Program.
Photo by Francisco X. Guerra, Ralph Rinzler Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
Garifuna drummers and singers perform with traditional Wanaragua dancers.
Photo by Francisco X. Guerra, Ralph Rinzler Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
Garifuna musicians Dayton and Kelsie Bernardez play drums with Festival visitors in the Garifuna demonstration tent.
Photo by Joe Furgal, Ralph Rinzler Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
Garifuna cultural leader Martha Martinez and Ruben Reyes, a Garifuna language teacher, cultural historian, and filmmaker, discuss their language and culture on the Talk Story stage with presenter and researcher Michele Goldwasser.
Photo by Jennifer Graham, Ralph Rinzler Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
Dayton Bernardez and Shaka Higinio of Libaya Baba perform traditional songs in the Song and Story Circle.
Photo by Jennifer Graham, Ralph Rinzler Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
Garifuna dancer Philip Gabriel demonstrates Wanaragua dancing during a panel on the Talk Story stage.
Photo by Jennifer Graham, Ralph Rinzler Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
Bernadette Martinez, Flavio “Paps” Alvarez, and Carlos Gonzalez participate in a discussion about the Garifuna Wanaragua tradition with a member of the Washington area Garifuna community (L).
Photo by Jennifer Graham, Ralph Rinzler Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
Musicians Chester, Julio, and Delmo Nunez perform with Garifuna drumming and dance group Libaya Baba.
Photo by Karen Kasamauski, Ralph Rinzler Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
Garifuna dancer Jefflyn Baltazar teaches a Festival visitor a dance move as Garifuna musicians perform.
Photo by Karen Kasamauski, Ralph Rinzler Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
Garifuna musicians James Lovell and Dayton Bernardez play together.
Photo by Michelle Arbeit, Ralph Rinzler Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
Garifuna singer, dancer, cook, and cultural leader Martha Martinez prepares traditional food outside the Garifuna demonstration tent.
Photo by Michelle Arbeit, Ralph Rinzler Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
Garifuna singer and dancer Georgette Lambey teaches a visitor traditional dance in the Family Activities tent.
Photo by Michelle Arbeit, Ralph Rinzler Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
Garifuna drummers, dancers, and singers perform on the Voices of the World stage.
Photo by Michelle Arbeit, Ralph Rinzler Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
Georgette Lambey and Martha Martinez provide vocals for Libaya Baba.
Photo by Michelle Arbeit, Ralph Rinzler Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
Greg Palacio, a Garifuna artist and member of Libaya Baba, works on a painting in the Garifuna demonstration tent.
Photo by Maggie Pelta-Pauls, Ralph Rinzler Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
Garifuna musician Jeff Bernardez performs with Libaya Baba.
Photo by Pruit Allen, Ralph Rinzler Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
A traditional Wanaragua dancer interacts with audience members at the Voices of the World stage. The Wanaragua dance narrates the history of Garifuna resistance to colonial forces through performance.
Photo by Pruit Allen, Ralph Rinzler Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution