Education

By Deanna Lane , 20 February 2026
The Garifuna Collective is internationally recognized as the leading ensemble preserving and evolving the musical traditions of the Garifuna people of Belize. Formed in the early 2000s under the direction of Belizean producer and musician Ivan Duran and the Stonetree Records label, the Collective brings together elder tradition-bearers and younger performers in a dynamic intergenerational collaboration.