[FA Worldmusic] Andy Palacio

[Dan Behrman]

I have Andy's music blaring out of my speakers while I'm typing this and
since I first found out this morning from Ivan's e-mail. Although the
situation really doesn't look good, I am keeping my fingers crossed so he
makes out okay and picks things from where he left them.

Andy and I go back to 1994 when we spent an amazing week together in
Cartagena, Colombia during the Caribbean Music Festival and his band and
mine (Boukman Eksperyans) shared some very spiritual, musical and human
times.

I'm floored but I keep hoping for the best.

Dan

Dan Behrman
Ex Montreal International Jazz Festival
Now at Radio-Canada

-----Original Message-----
From: fa-worldmusic-bounces+immigrant=videotron.ca at folk.org
[mailto:fa-worldmusic-bounces+immigrant=videotron.ca at folk.org] On Behalf Of
Gerald Seligman
Sent: January 18, 2008 2:26 PM
To: Mark Gorney
Cc: fa-worldmusic at folk.org
Subject: Re: [FA Worldmusic] Andy Palacio

Andy is one of the people I treasure most in the world, both as colleague
and long-time friend. It's hard to fathom that just three months ago he gave
one of his best shows and most inspiring speeches, one that told of his
people, his music, his mission, when he accepted, with Ivan Duran, the WOMEX
Award of 07. And now here we all are, as if by his bedside, praying for his
recovery...

Gerald





On Jan 18, 2008 7:45 PM, Mark Gorney <mark at worldisc.net> wrote:

> From: Jacob Edgar [mailto:jacob at cumbancha.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 10:40 AM
> To: Jacob Edgar
> Subject: A very important announcement about Andy Palacio's health
> situation
>
>
>
> Dear Friends:
>
> We're deeply saddened to report that Andy Palacio has experienced what was
> apparently a severe heart attack and is in grave condition. He is
> currently
> on life support and the prognosis is not good. We are all hoping for a
> miracle and that Andy will regain consciousness, but at this point this
> does
> not seem likely.
>
> Andy started feeling poorly a few days ago and visited a doctor with
> complaints of dizziness and blurred vision. On Thursday he began
> experiencing seizures and was rushed to a hospital in Belmopan, Belize and
> then on to another hospital in Belize City. The doctors initially though
> Andy, who was still conscious and communicative at that time, had
> experienced a stroke, and were even diagnosing multiple sclerosis at one
> point. At this point, we were all hopeful Andy would recover.
>
> Yesterday, Andy's condition worsened and he began experiencing more
> seizures. Andy is a national icon in Belize, and the story of his illness
> has not only been big news there, the Prime Minister has been putting his
> full support behind Andy's treatment. When Andy's condition started to
> decline, he was placed on an air ambulance to Chicago where he was
> expected
> to get treatment at one of the premier neurological facilities in the
> country.
>
> En route to Chicago, the plane stopped in Mobile, Alabama to clear
> immigration. At that point, Andy was unconscious and it was determined
> that
> he was too ill to continue on the flight to Chicago. Andy is currently in
> a
> hospital in Mobile, Alabama where he is in a coma. His cousin, Michael
> Polonio, is by his side and Andy's daughters will be arriving shortly .
>
> It is impossible to describe the pain we feel from this unfathomable
> tragedy. We will notify you if we hear any significant updates on Andy's
> condition. In the meantime, keep him in your thoughts and prayers.
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> Ivan Duran and Jacob Edgar
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