Garifuna musician mourned

The World

Aurelio Martínez, a popular Honduran musician and politician, was one of 12 people killed this week when a small plane crashed near Honduras. Host Marco Werman memorializes Martinez as a singer and songwriter who was one of the best-known champions of Garifuna music.

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