Honduran ambassador of Garifuna music and politician died at 55 in a plane crash. Martínez's official Facebook page confirmed his death and mourned the loss of the musician.

This was Aurelio Maritnez in Roatan yesterday doing an impromptu jankunu performance and giving fans a shoutout, a short time before the airplane he was traveling in went down killing him and 11 others, including his female traveling companion. The videos from the Honduran police show the frantic rescue efforts.