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''AfroFlow'' is a musical group that consists of a signature style heavily influenced by African beats through drums, spoken word, and call and response.〔http://www.chicagodefender.com/article-4543-afroflows-mike-e-fights-tobacco-industry-through-music.html〕 The group started the Afroflow tour in 2006. AfroFlow prides themselves on the positive message they send to their audience. They have partnered with the American Cancer Society (ACS) to speak out against the tobacco industry and to reach out to young adults about the dangers of tobacco use. The group consists of Mike-E, DJ Invisible, Kenny Watson, and Sowande Keita. ==Band members== * Mike-E – Spoken Word * DJ Invisible – DJ * Kenny Watson – Vocalist * Sowande Keita – African Percussionist Mike-E was the one who started this group. He has already been performing when he decided to get together a talented group of individuals to spread the word on creating a cancer-free world. His music has been used all around the world; it has even been used by the Barack Obama presidential campaign.〔http://www.thedetroiter.com/b_music/blogs/index.php?blog=2&title=mike_e_afroflow_comes_to_mocad&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1〕 Sowande Keita is the son of a famous Djembe player, King Sundiata Keita. King Sundiata was a master drummer and tuner of djembe, and played djembe with musicians including The Wailers and Carlos Santana. Sowande followed in his father's footsteps as a djembe master. DJ Invisible, located out of Detroit, has been on tour with Pimp my Ride, Hot Sauce J-Cobb, and is also a Detroit Music Award Winner. Kenny Watson has been noted as one of Detroit's most proficient vocalists.〔http://www.myspace.com/kenwatson〕 He has performed with bands such as he Electrifying Monica Blaire, The Lovely L-RENE, Relativity, The D'sean Jones Quartet. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Afroflow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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