Rony Afif

Bio:

Born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon, Rony is an active drummer in the Middle East region. He has been sharing his passion for music with his audiences all across the Middle East, India, Indonesia and Belgium and has shared the stage with many international and local musicians. He has performed with Bobby McFerrin, Phil Abraham, Kamal Musallam, Ziad Rahbany, Jerome Sabbagh, Bob Franceschini, Bill Saxton, Dwight Dickerson and Jerome Hunter to name a few. As a bandleader and sideman, he has appeared at Java Jazz Festival, Abu Dhabi Jazz Festival, Dubai Jazz Festival and WOMAD Abu Dhabi. At an early age, Rony showed a fascination with the rhythms used in oriental music of his native region, and began teaching himself to play the darbouka at the age of 9. After performing along with several Arabic singers, he went on to study the drum set. At the Holy Spirit University, he studied classical music extensively and graduated with a BA in Musicology. In 2006 a war broke out, which led him to move to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Since then he has proved himself to be one of the most sought-after freelance drummers in the region. His current projects include Kamal Musallam Group, Abstrakt Collision as well as performing along with his brother, Elie Afif on bass, as the Afif Brothers. Among the musicians he has performed with (in addition to the ones mentioned above) are: Volker Schlot, Steve Uben, Charbel Rouhana, Joel Schwartz, Mounir Troudi, Bart Denolf, Ingram Washington, Jack Gregg, Amanda Sedgwick, Cristo Fontecilla, Tino Derado, Rony Barrak, Cris McNulty, Claude Chalhoub, Gino Lattuca and Olivier Collette.

Member Since:

June 30, 2006

Members:

Rony Afif session drummer in current bands: Abstrakt Collision, Kamal Mussallam Group/Trio, Olivier Collette Quintet ..

Influences:

Brian Blade, Vinnie Colaiuta, Elvin Jones , John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman...and many many many more. I would like to thank and appreciate: Fouad Affara, Rony Barrak, Emile Boustany, Abboud El Saade, Jack Gregg, Steve Philips, Ziad Rahbany, Charbel Rouhana, Walid Tawil. THANKS FOR THE INSPIRATION!!!!!!!!

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Record Label:

Unknown Indie