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Punta rock is a form of the traditional punta rhythm of the Garifuna people of Central America. In the late 1970s, Penn Cayetano , a Garifuna artist, began to compose songs in the Garifuna language. He added the rhythm of the electric guitar to the traditional punta rhythm and created what is now known as punta-rock, the "rock" being the rhythm of the guitar. Cayetano's creation caught on quickly in Belize and from there spread to the other Central American countries. The Garifuna culture was being weakened at the time as young progressive Garifuna men and women looked more to an American style of existence and did not carry on the traditions as before. The popularity of punta-rock brought back to the surface an inherent Garifuna pride and probably, singlehandedly, is responsible for the resurgence of the culture. As the pride of the Garifuna was given a booster shot by punta rock, more artists began composing Garifuna songs to traditional Garifuna rhythms.
Punta-rock is now a viable world music genre. Punta-rock is the only music created by Central Americans and indigenous to the area. Punta-rock has become the official music of many Central American countries. When Banda Blanca of Honduras sold over 3 million copies of "sopa de caracol" or "conch soup", originally written by Chico Ramos , a Garifuna of Belize, celebrated their success. Punta-rock has grown since the early 1980s to include other electronic instruments such as the synthesizer and electric bass guitar as well as other percussive instruments. The lyrics are also being done in Spanish. The genre is continuing to develop a strong following in the United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in, EuropeFor the band of the same name, see Europe (band . Europe is a continent forming the westermost part of the Eurasian supercontinent. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Se, South AmericaSouth America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. South America is situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. It became attached to North America only recently, geologically speaking, wi and even AsiaThe continent of Asia is defined by subtracting Europe and Africa from the great land mass of Africa-Eurasia. The boundaries are vague, especially between Asia and Europe: Asia and Africa meet somewhere near the Suez Canal. The boundary between Asia and E. It is believed to be only a matter of time before the Central american immigrants in the United States do for punta-rock what Mexican immigrants of the west and south have done for TejanoTex-Mex and Tejano is also a kind of music originating in Texas. A Tejano is a person of Spanish heritage who lives in Texas. In 1821, about 4,000 Tejanos lived in Texas. In the 1820s, many Americans traveled to Texas. By 1830, the 30,000 Americans in Tex music.
Punta Garifuna musicThe Garifuna are descended from Nigerian slaves who escaped from St. Vincent and migrated to Central America (especially Honduras and also Belize) in 1802. The Garifunas kept themselves apart from the social system then dominant, leading to a distinctive Rock music
