Punta rock or Belizean punta is a form of the traditional punta rhythm of the Garifuna people of Honduras, Belize, and Guatemala.
Punta rock was created by Pen Cayetano. Punta, as a genre, is the music of the Garifuna people who came from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines exiled by the British into Roatan, Bay Islands (now Honduras). Garifuna then spread out to Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Belize. It is distinctive from traditional punta because traditional punta is played accompanied by three drums (primera, segunda, and a middle drum, shakers and turtle shell), and the language and concepts are more adapted to the general Belizean identity. Although most artist and bands are exclusively Garifuna, songs are usually in Kriol or Garifuna and rarely in Spanish, or English. While this style is unique, calypso and soca have had slight influences on it. Like calypso and soca, Belizean punta was used for both social commentary and risqué humor, though the initial wave of punta acts eschewed the former. Lord Rhaburn and the Cross Culture Band were integral in the acceptance of punta by Belizeans (namely Kriols) by actually doing calypso songs about punta such as "Gumagrugu Watah" and "Punta Rock Eena Babylon".
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