Wátina

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Watína
Origin Belize, Caribbean, Honduras, Guatemala
Genres World music
Labels Cumbancha
Website "Andy Palacio & the Garifuna Collective". Cumbancha. Retrieved 2013-05-10. 

Wátina is the 2007 release by Andy Palacio, of, U.S. based independent, Cumbancha. A member of the Garifuna people, Palacio utilizes the grooves and stirring melodies that are deeply rooted in the Garifuna traditions.[1] Backed by a multigenerational group of Garifuna players, Andy Palacio put together an album that gained massive success and spread Garifuna culture around the world. The album is seen as "a monumental tribute to the Garifuna of yesterday and tomorrow."[1] Due to Wátina's success, Andy Palacio was named a UNESCO Artist for Peace. The album was awarded the WOMEX award in 2007.

Successes

  • Amazon.com 100 Greatest World Music Albums of All Time (#1) [2]
  • UNESCO Artist for Peace
  • WOMEX Award 2007
  • OMM's Top 50 Albums of the Decade (#44)[3]

Track List

No. Title Length
1. "Watina"   4:44
2. "Weyu Larigi Weyu"   4:23
3. "Miami"   3:46
4. "Baba"   4:02
5. "Lidan Aban"   4:45
6. "Gaganbadiba"   4:19
7. "Beiba"   4:08
8. "Sin Precio"   3:16
9. "Yagane"   2:25
10. "Aguyuha Niduhenu"   5:14
11. "Ayo Da"   3:29
12. "Amuyengu"   5:27

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Wátina". 
  2. ↑ "Top 100 World Music Albums of All Time". 
  3. ↑ "OMM Top 50 Albums of the Decade". 


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