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Guillermo
Anderson is Honduras’s best-known
World Music Artist. Based in the lively
Caribbean port of La Ceiba, GUILLERMO
ANDERSON and his band CEIBANA, infuse
Afro-Caribbean percussions with contemporary
sounds, local rhythms, and folklore of
Honduras' coastal regions. Performances
are spiced with the merging of Honduran
Garífuna rhythms such as "Parranda"
and "Punta" with better-known
reggae, salsa and other Caribbean styles.
His concerts celebrate love, nature and
everyday life in this part of the Caribbean.
As an artist Guillermo has played an important
role in Honduras bringing awareness on
important issues like the protection of
the environment, health and literacy.
His song “En Mi Pais” is already
an alternative national anthem in Honduras.
His concert and recording “Para
Los Chiquitos", a recording aimed
at familiarizing children with rainforest
species in danger of extinction have gained
him a wide children's audience in Honduras.
Guillermo Anderson and his band CEIBANA
have gained wide recognition and acclaim
through their concert performances in
North, Central and South America, Europe
Taiwan, and Japan.
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