Searching for the songs of Wanaragua directed by Eli LaBan, Cesar Vargas ; producer, Cesar Vargas

Format:

Video

Contributor:

LaBan, Eli, filmmaker, on-screen participant.

Vargas, Cesar (Cesar Vargas Sabio), film director, film producer, on-screen participant.

Language:

Arawak

English

Garifuna

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Garifuna (Caribbean people)--Songs and music.

Dance.

Honduras.

Genre:

Documentary films

Nonfiction films

Short films

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (39 min., 56 sec.)) sound, color

color

Place of Publication:

[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] [Eli LaBan] [2025]

Language Note:

English and some Spanish and Garifuna with English subtitles

System Details:

digital

video file

Summary:

"Wanaragua is a dance performed by the afro-indigenous Garifuna people across the Caribbean coast of Central America manifesting a history of resistance against colonizers. However, due to a lack of standardized education in the Garifuna language, the songs are at risk of disappearing. 'Searching for the Songs of Wanaragua' is a short documentary following a Honduran Garifuna teacher and an American filmmaker as they travel across Honduras to record and translate Wanaragua songs to use as teaching tools to help ensure the survival of the endangered Garifuna language"-- Provided by production company

Participant:

On-screen participant: Cesar Vargas, Eli LaBan, Tolongolo, José "Tai" Angel Blanco, Ramón "Wistewa" Castillo, Elsa Nnorales

Credits:

Director of photography, Eli LaBan ; editor, Eli LaBan

Notes:

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2025

Online resource; title from title frame (viewed August 28, 2026)

OCLC:

1613529059

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license