Hunguhungu or fedu is a form of traditional swaying circular dance performed by the women of the Garifuna people of Belize, Honduras and Central America. The music for the dance is composed of rhythmic themes performed by three drummers with alternating call-and-response chanting, and displays a clear African heritage. It is sometimes combined with punta. For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ... GarÃfuna is a spanish term for the people and language of the GarÃnagu. ... Map of Central America Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. ... World map showing location of Africa A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second_largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. ... Punta is a type of music found primarily in Honduras, El Salvador, and Belize. ...
The hunguhungu is sometimes performed during a ritual called the adugurahani, or dugu, used by the Garifuna to communicate with their deceased ancestors. The dance is also performed by adult Garifuna women during the Holy Week of Easter to indicate sorrow or lamentation, and often contains topical elements expressive of the women's feelings toward current situations in their communities, with serious messages such as "A man who commits a crime, will only end up dead", or "A man who commits a crime, some day by the vultures circling overhead, we will find his body." [1] Empty page!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We don,t know anything about it. ... This article is about the Christian festival. ... Look up sorrow in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A lament or lamentation is a song or poem expressing grief, regret or mourning. ...
Punta Rock is one of Belize's most famous musical and dance forms today, combining traditional instruments and ancestral Garifuna rhythms with modern instruments, like the electric guitar.
Other forms of Garifuna music and dance include hunguhungu and chumba.
Hunguhungu, a circular dance in a three-beat rhythm, is often combined with Punta.
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