Sentence:  Despite the efforts of Andy Pand many others in the struggle for cultural sensitivity in Central America, and although <WSD>paranda</WSD> musician Aurelio Martinez, 31, was elected in 2005 along with two other Garifuna representatives to the National Congress of Honduras, making history as the first Garifuna congressmen in 75 years, a little anecdote shows how much more public education... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A style of acoustic Garifuna music that is influenced by Spanish music, and which consists primarily of ballads.