Artist description Afinke: A Cuban or Puerto Rican word that refers tothe Spirit that enters the musician and is then transmitted through the groove or feel of the music. The part of the music that makes you want to move.The music of Afinke Machine is representative of the vast number of musical styles found throughoutthe Caribbean and South America. A five-membersteel drum band, Afinke Machine plays the many traditional Caribbean styles such as soca, calypso, samba, bossa nova, salsa and reggae, with a touch of funk, R & B, jazz, and souladded to the mix. The sounds that originate from these steel drums are like no other. The music is spirited and vibrant, yet soulful and enchanting. A thorough knowledgeof this music genre and steel pans enables Afinke Machine to provide a beautifully unique experience for everyone involved. Afinke Machine is an acoustic blend of steel drums and percussion. The steel drums are the lead pan, sometimes called the tenor pan. The lead pan usually plays the melody. Double seconds are two pans that are responsible for supporting harmony and the melodic line. The guitar pans are also considered "second" pans, because they provide harmonic support. Six bass gets its name from both form (a group of six pans) and function (plays the bass line). The tunes we play center around the steel drum, drum set and congas, but Afinke Machine is also well versed in the traditional percussion styles from the Caribbean. We integrate drum set, conga, cowbell, shaker, surdu, brake drum, shekere and a variety of other percussion pieces into our music.

Music Style Steel Drums - Original Caribbean Funk

Musical Influences Bela Fleck, John Coltrane, Dave Matthews Band, Ken "Professor" Philmore, Ray Holman, Andy Narell, Len "Boogsie" Sharpe

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Artist History Afinke Machine was formed in 1998 after Joseph Peck (Tenor Pan)returned to Wichita, KS from Trinidad, West Indies and Floridaand Mark Lewis (Bass Pans) returned from living in New Orleans.Upon the return to the midwest, Joseph & Mark collaborated withChris, Matt, and Troy all of whom were students at the WichitaState University. Currently the group is travelling within the Midwest United States and is gearing up for a 60 day summer 2000 tour of the North East US.

Group Members Joseph Peck, Mark Lewis, Troy Olson, Matt Maholland, Keith McGee, and Rafael Campanile. (Chris Herriage - Drums on debut CD)

Instruments Steel Drums, African & Latin Percussion

Albums Afinke Machine (self titled) / Follow-up CD hits the streets - Summer 2001

Additional Info Soulful Experience that will keep the listener moving

Location Wichita, Kansas - USA

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