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Rony Afif

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Born in Beirut 1978, his passion for rhythm was revealed in his early years. By the age of 9 he was playing the Darbouka (an Arabic percussion instrument) and was acquainted with the essence of the traditional Arabic music. During the years 1990 - 1993 he performed with several Arabic singers as a side man. Later on he was attracted to drums as an instrument with a wider percussive range and tracking its traces he crossed the border of oriental music towards the western musical world. 1996 he started taking private drum lessons, 2002 he earned his musicology degree. Rony performed along with several local & international artists such as: Tarek Yamani, Charbel Rouhana, Rony Barrak, Ziad Rahbany, Bobby McFerrin, Jerome Sabbagh,Cris McNulty, Phil Abraham, Bart Denolf, Tino Derado,Richie Vitale, Ingram Washington, Cristo Fontecilla. Currently Rony is based in Dubai (UAE) and is active in Both Rony Afif Quartet, Afif Brothers and Abri & Funk Radius.