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Mafia &
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The
North London Heywood Brothers, Leroy
' Mafia ' & Dave 'Fluxy' continue
to form
the mainstay of reggae music production in the UK and around
the
world. They have not stopped landing us with hits for more
than 2
decades!
How
it all started
It
was 1977,
Mafia says, 'It all started when I was 15, I loved
reggae
music, it was the time of the big sound systems, I just had to be
around the music, I must have shown promise then, as my
mother
bought me a £5 guitar which I got off
through a school
friend'.
Straight
away,
Mafia formed a band with school friends,
Christopher Matthias
and Errol
Rowe .
Mafia, inspired by singer, Bunny Lee ,
was confident , telling his friends 'I'm going to be a big producer one
day!' Needless to say they all laughed. Mafia's older brother, Dingle ,
encouraged the band to
practice and they did whenever they could.
Meanwhile,
younger brother, Fluxy loved the playing the turntables his
uncle Ivan
with the Wizard
HiFi
sound system. When
the drummer, Chris,
got called
away to play for a band, Mafia told
Fluxy. ' Well looks like you you
have to learn this
drumming 'ting now!
And for a while Fluxy's home made kit of a stereo speaker box
for a snare drum,a bicycle lamp for a hi-hat an a odd shape microphone
for a kick drum
held the beat for them. ......
More installments soon .........
Mafia
&
Fluxy Music - Credit where its due......
In
this
limited space it would be difficult to list all the artists they have
worked with but here's just a few
that you may recognize:
Luciano, Anthony B, Maxi Priest, Kofi, Sylivia
Tella, ,
Sugar Minott, Gregory Isaacs , Ambelique, Al
Campbell John
Holt, Winston Reedy, Jimmy Riley, Everton Blender George Nooks,
Brinsley Forde , Don Campbell, Santana , Richie Davis, Marie
Claire, Troublesome, Robbie Valentine, Danny Red ,
Carroll
Thompson, Paulette Tajah, Nerious Joseph
and so many
more.....
Recent
Works:
Albums: Gregory Issacs, Jah Shaka ,
Compilations:
Mafia & Fluxy presents Roots & Culture
Mafia & Fluxy presents Strictly Vocals 1
Mafia & Fluxy
presents Strictly Vocals 2
Mafia & Fluxy
presents Music for Lovers
Volume 6
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