Amarfis

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Amarfis
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Amarfis Aquino
Born = Saban Grande de Boya, Dominican Republic
Occupation = Singer, songwriter
Instrument = Vocals
Genre = Merengue
Label =
Associated_acts = Amarfis y la Banda de Attake

Amarfis is the vocalist for the band "Amarfis y la Banda de Attake". His music is a sub genre of the Latin genre, merengue.

Early life

Amarfis was born in Sabana Grande de Boya, a town in the Dominican Republic. His preference for music was demonstrated from an early age as family members describe his childish creations of music with pots and pans as a toddler. One family member in particular, uncle Viro Mejia, also a musician who focused on the guitar, helped Amarfis set a course towards music. Aquino left his native island and moved to New York where he studied music, namely composition and arrangement, at City College. His work on many tropical music groups eventually led to his discovery by label Sonolux, a subsidiary of Sony Music.

Career

After being discovered, Amarfis set up his own band, dubbed Amarfis & la Banda de Attake. Together they generated such hits as "Los Grilleros" among others, which later showed up in many Latin American countries as well as the U.S. and Europe. Eventually the his name and music became household names and in 2005 he appeared on Billboard's Latin Tropical Airplay. He later on was able to collaborate with renowned Latin-genre artists such as Los Tigres del Norte, Limite, and Juanes.

Discography

*"La Banda de Attake"
*"Caeme Atras"
*"La Revolucion del Mambo"
*"Chillin' "
*"On My Own"
*"On Fire"

References

* [http://www.labandadeatakke.com] - La Banda de Atakke Official Site
* [http://www.pandora.com/music/artist/amarfis] - Pandora Music Radio
* [http://www.answers.com/topic/amarfis-y-la-banda-de-atakke?cat=entertainment] - Answers.com