Punta
Punta is a vibrant Garifuna music and dance genre from the Caribbean coast of Central America, characterized by explosive polyrhythmic percussion, call-and-response vocals in the Garifuna language, and rapid, hip-shaking dance movements that embody ancestral heritage and communal identity.
Origin: Garifuna communities on the Caribbean coast of Honduras, Belize, Guatemala, and Nicaragua; Afro-Indigenous heritage.
Era: 19th century to present; rooted in the Garifuna exile from St. Vincent in 1797 and evolved throughout Central American coastal communities.
