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((Infobox musical artist
| name            = Original Burning Flames
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| origin          = [[Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda|St. John]], [[Antigua]]
| genre           = [[Soca music]]
| years_active    = ((start date|1984))–present
| label           = [[Mango Records|Mango]]
| associated_acts = [[Red Hot Flames]], [[Arrow (musician)|Arrow]]
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| current_members = Toriano "Onyan" Edwards<br />David "Krokus" Edwards<br />Clarence "Oungku" Edwards<br />Rone "Foxx" Watkins
| past_members    = Clarence "Oungku" Edwards<br />Rone "Foxx" Watkins<br />Bryan Fontanelle<br />Onika Bostik<br /> Dalma "Shaka" Samuel Jr.
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'''Burning Flames''' are an [[Antigua]]n [[Soca music]] band from [[Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda|St. John]]. Their music is influenced by [[Calypso music|calypso]], [[reggae]], [[ragga]], [[funk]], and [[zouk (musical movement)|zouk]].<ref name="Broughton">Broughton, Simon; Ellingham, Mark; McConnachie, James;Duane, Orla (2000) ''World Music: The Rough Guide - Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific'', Rough Guides, ((ISBN|978-1858286365)), p. 523</ref>

==Biography==
The band formed in St. John in 1984.<ref name="Thompson">Thompson, Dave (2002) ''Reggae & Caribbean Music'', Backbeat Books, ((ISBN|0-87930-655-6)), p. 50-51</ref> The original lineup included three brothers — Toriano "King Onyan" Edwards (vocals, guitar), the multi-monikered David "Bubb-I/Krokuss/Lord Satellite/Natural Rampler" Edwards (vocals, bass), and Clarence "Oungku" Edwards (vocals, keyboards) (just like with George Jones of Barbados' soca band [[Square One (band)]]} — along with their nephew, drummer Rone "Foxx" Watkins.<ref name="Thompson" /> The three brothers had previously worked together as [[Busking|buskers]], and Clarence and Toriano played in [[Arrow (musician)|Arrow]]'s backing band.<ref name="Thompson" /> The band won their first Antigua Carnival Road March title in 1985 with their song "Stiley Tight", which was issued as their debut single in 1986.<ref name="Thompson" /> They went on to have international success in 1989 with "Workey Workey", which was also later [[Cover version|covered]] by [[Byron Lee & the Dragonaires]].<ref name="Thompson" /> Burning Flames was hugely influential in bringing about the modernization of soca in the Eastern Caribbean, and in turn being a huge influence on the evolution of soca in its country of birth, Trinidad and Tobago. The advent and utilization of the drum machine, digital sampler, electronic drums and other emerging music technologies and techniques in soca was almost single-handedly popularized by the quartet. Indeed, their outsize influence on soca songwriting, live performance,  music production and arrangement, and their seminal and innovative use of drum machines and synthesizers cannot be overstated. The Burning Flames sonic DNA can be heard in the soca of bands and artists throughout the Eastern Caribbean, Barbados, and even Trinidad and Tobago (1985 to 2000s).

The band signed for [[Mango Records]] in 1991, releasing the album ''Dig''.<ref name="Thompson" />

They won the Road March title on five occasions between 1991 and 1996, and in 1997 Toriano Edwards embarked on a solo career as King Onyan, going on to win four [[Calypso Monarch]] titles, eventually leaving the band.<ref name="Thompson" /><ref name="Ferguson">Ferguson, Isaac (1995) "[https://books.google.com/books?id=ZA0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22burning+flames%22+soca&pg=PA120 Festivals in U.S., Beyond Adopt Music, Spirit of Carnival]", ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', 18 November 1995, p. 120, retrieved 11 September 2012</ref>

The other members recruited St. Lucian guitarist Bryan Fontanelle and  Trinidadian soca chanteuse Onika Bostik, and the new lineup recorded the album ''HokusPokus'' (1999).<ref name="Thompson" /> They won the Road March title again in 1999 with "Magician (I Command You)".<ref name="Thompson" />

Bostik died on 19 December 2004, due to injuries sustained in a car crash on 11 December.<ref name="NN1">"[http://www.newsday.co.tt/news/print,0,24313.html Artistes Call for Prayers for Soca Star's Family]", ''Newsday'', 21 December 2004, retrieved 11 September 2012</ref> The following year, ((Citation needed|date=August 2007)) lead singer Oungku left Burning Flames after winning that year's [[Antigua Carnival|Carnival]] [[Road March]] with the single "De Harder Deh Come", and formed a new band, [[Red Hot Flames]]. From his song, "Oungku Too Bad-Minded", it became apparent((Citation needed|date=August 2007)) that Oungku left the band due to some kind of controversy.((Citation needed|date=August 2007)) He said it was because the band had outgrown its members. [[Red Hot Flames]] went on to win the 2006 road march competition with the single "Trouble".  That year, original band member Onyan rejoined with bass player and vocalist David "Krokuss" Edwards, also known as Lord Satellite. The first album of the reformed band was entitled ''Ebry Bady Ha Fu Nyam'' and featured hit songs like "Raw Sole" and "Green Bush".  They went on to reclaim the Road March title with the single "Papi" from their 2007 album ''De Real Fyah''.

==Discography==

===Singles===
*"Stylee Tight" (1985)
*"Bicycle" (1988)
*"Island Girl" (1989)
*"Workey, Workey" (1989)
*"Crazy"(1990)
*"Oh Yah Yai" (1991)
*"Knuckle" (1993)
*"Juantana Mera" (cover of "[[Guantanamera]]")(1994)
*"Gym Jam" (1995)
*"Swinging Engine" (1996)
*"Mash it up" (2001)
*"Rush" (2003)
*"Road Rage" (2004)
*"De Harder Dey Come" (2005)
*"I Man Haffu Nyam" (2006)
*"Pig Tail and Pig Mouth" (2006) 
*"Papi" (2007)
*"Jam Um In De Iron Band" (2008)
*"Kayo" (2008)
*"Wash Yu Kin" (2008)
*"Out Ah Order" (2009)

===Albums===
* ''Stylee Tight'' (1985)
* ''Burning Flames Rule'' (1986)
* ''De Session Pwyle'' (1987), Burning Flames Music
* ''Rysh & Dutty-Wave And Jump'' (1988), Burning Flames Music
* ''Light Years Ahead'' (1988)
* ''Me Na Freard'' (1989), Burning Flames Music
* ''Mek E Bark'' (1990), Dr. G
* ''Say It's War'' (1991)
* ''Dig'' (1992), [[Mango Records|Mango]]
* ''Hard Fu Dead'' (1992)
* ''Briggiding Biff'' (1993)
* ''Klatye'' (1994)
* ''As You Were'' (1995), Tropical Vibes
* ''Workey Workey'' (1996), [[Charly Records|Charly]]
* ''Batten Dong Woosh'' (1996)
* ''Fan De Flames-2 Hot 2 Handle'' (1997), Burning Flames Music
* ''Oh Behave-Nothing Personal, Just Business'' (1998), Tropical Vibes
* ''Hokuspokus'' (1999), Arrow Music
* ''Jam-eulus'' (2000), Tropical Vibes
* ''Burning Flames Are Unstoppable'' (2001)
* ''Phenomenal Supa Soca'' (2002)
* ''Venom'' (2003)
* ''Debblish Rage'' (2004)
* ''ONIKA-Always & Forever'' (2005)
* ''Frolic'' (2005)
* ''Ebry Bady Ha Fu Nyam'' (2006)
* ''De Real Fyah'' (2007)
* ''Still Burning, Hard Fu Out'' (2008)
* ''U Pan U Own'' (2009)
* ''"Reeaally !!?? (25th Anniversary)" (2010)
* "Ah Patta Dem Come Fram" (2011)
* "Countdown To Rehab" (2012)
* "Kanaval Nah Ga Narmal" (2013)
* "Let Um Go - Ah Nah How You Look" (2014)

==Members==
[[File:KrokussSaba.jpg|thumb|David "Krokuss" Edwards]]
[[File:TorianoEdwardsSaba.jpg|thumb|Toriano "Onyan" Edwards]]
===Current===
*Toriano "Onyan" Edwards (lead / rhythm guitars & Lead vocals)
*David "Krokuss, Lord Satellite" "NATURAL RAMPLER" Edwards (bass, vocals)
*Clarence "Oungku" Edwards ( keyboards & vocals)
*Rone "Foxx" Watkins (drums)

===Past===
*Clarence "Oungku" Edwards ( keyboards & vocals), now lead singer for band [[Red Hot Flames]]
*Rone "Foxx" Watkins (drums)
*Bryan Fontanelle (guitar)
*[[Onika Bostic]] (vocals) - died 21 December 2004
* Farmer Nappy 
*Sisco
*Seduction (vocals)
*Blade (vocals)

===Pre 1984===
''Pre-recording release local live performances Antigua.''
*Elton "Sabu"Thomas (drums)
*Jerome "Long Scyant" Thomas(drums)
*Conrad Thomas (drums)

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[[Category:Soca musical groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1984]]

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