African Music Machine has been played on NTS in shows including My Ever Changing Moods w/ DJ Lance Rock, featured first on 11 February 2017. Songs played include Never Name A Baby (Before It's Born).

The African Music Machine was a New Orleans funk band, led by Louis Villery, playing in the 1970s. It issued several singles which became collector's items.

A compilation album Black Water Gold was issued in 2000. The band was re-formed by Villery in 2001, and issued an album on the Singular label.

They play mellow beats incorporating traditional African and Caribbean sounds.