Garifuna capital of Belize. Aranda is the only musician left in the city still playing Paranda. In describing typical Paranda lyrics, he explains, "When someone does bad things to you, we don\'t start fights, we get back at them in a song." He writes songs about people in town who owe him money, ex-girlfriends, and former employees. He also sings about more topical, more global topics, such as Hurricane Hattie, which ravaged Dangriga in 1961, killing hundreds of people and destroying his first guitar that he got when he was 15. Today, Junior spends his time teaching his son, Austin, Paranda music so that it can be passed down for future generations.">

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Junior Aranda
Caribbean
Belize
At 64, Junior Aranda is one of the younger Paranderos. He lives in Dangriga, the Garifuna capital of Belize. Aranda is the only musician left in the city still playing Paranda. Read more on Junior Aranda...
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