- Irie Maffia
[http://iriemaffia.hu/ Irie Maffia] is a Hungarian band formed in 2005. Their music is based on
reggae anddancehall , which they blend with hip-hop, funk and rock. The band has a soundsystem (Irie Maffia Soundsystem) formation either, where Columbo (a.k.a. Kéri, András) singsragga lyrics on the reggae/dancehallriddim s played by band leader Dermot (a.k.a. Élő, Márton) and Jumo Daddy (a.k.a. Horváth, Gáspár) from vinyl records.Infobox musical artist
Name=IRIE MAFFIA
Img_capt= Irie Maffia
Origin=Hungary
Years_active=2005 – present
Genre=Reggae ,Dancehall ,Hip-hop ,Funk ,Rock
Label= unsigned
Current_members= *
*Dagadu Sena - vocal, rap
*Kéri András a.k.a Columbo - vocal, rap
*Busa István a.k.a Papa Diamont- rap
*Baranyai Ákos a.k.a dj Future - turntable
*Dési Tamás a.k.a Monsieur Büdoá - drums
*Meggyes Ádám a.k.a. Mézeságyas- trumpet
*Élő Márton a.k.a Dermot - trombone
*Horváth Gáspár a.k.a Jumo Daddy - keys
*Havas Miklós a.k.a. Doktor úr - bass
*Szekér Ádám - guitar
*Oláh Antal a.k.a Monsieur Zsömoá - percussionsURL= http://www.iriemaffia.hu
History and present
Having been formed in 2005, Irie Maffia soon became a firm favourite with the young party-goers of Budapest, which can hardly be considered a surprise given the powerful medley of reggae, hip-hop, rock and funk they play, and the impressive line-up in terms of the Hungarian underground-music scene. Sena, Busa and Columbo are all well-known figures of Budapest nightlife. Among the musicians are such names as Dermot, the ingenious bandleader and trombone-player, or Jumo Daddy, the Hammond organ wizard.
The band has performed at practically every festival in Hungary imaginable, while their sound system formation (consisting of the DJs and MCs of the band) has been kept busy by the clubs of the country.
The memorable full house release party of the Mafia’s first LP, Fel a kezekkel! (Hands In The Air), took place on A38, a popular party boat in Budapest, in December, 2007.
Irie Maffia's first video clip, shot for their most popular song, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPpBCn3vUZg Hands In The Air] , came out by the spring of 2008.
In autumn 2008 the Irie Maffia is one of the 5 nominees for MTV European Music Awards Local Hero, the voting is now on.
The band's sound system formation holds weekly club nights in Corvin teto, offering awesome reggae music to the Tuesday night audience of the venue.
The popularity of Irie Maffia, however, is by no means restricted to the borders of Hungary. Their first recording in 2006 made use of a dancehall riddim, the Rodeo riddim (formerly made popular by the mighty Seeed), which was released by Germaica Records, Europe’s leading reggae/dancehall record company.
To make the most of the success, the Maffia went on tour to several European destinations, amongst which was the Italian Rototom Sunsplash in 2007, probably the greatest reggae competition of the continent. They came in second with an outstanding performance after the local Italian heroes, which was an immense achievement in the light of the fact that they had had to convince a thoroughly orthodox jury with their rather eclectic and innovative kind of music.
Having fulfilled the requirements of Dutch/foreign trustees, the Maffia took part in Amsterdam's My City Budapest Festival, an event featuring the most important Hungarian bands. They were also asked to participate in a festival in Rovereto, Italy, celebrating the 90th anniversary of the end of WW2, to which each European country's national radio station deputed one band.
Members
*Dagadu, Sena - vocal, rap
*Kéri, András a.k.a Columbo - vocal, rap
*Busa, István a.k.a Papa Diamont- rap
*Baranyai, Ákos a.k.a dj Future - turntable
*Dési, Tamás a.k.a Monsieur Büdoá - drums
*Meggyes, Ádám a.k.a. Mézeságyas- trumpet
*Élő, Márton a.k.a Dermot - trombone
*Horváth, Gáspár a.k.a Jumo Daddy - keys
*Havas, Miklós a.k.a. Doktor úr - bass
*Szekér, Ádám - guitar
*Oláh, Antal a.k.a Monsieur Zsömoá - percussionsDiscography
* Geller EP - 2006
* [https://www.songs.hu/album/id/1271 Fel a Kezekkel! / Hands In The Air!] - 2008Videos
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPpBCn3vUZg Hands In The Air] - 2008
Appearances
* [http://www.rototomsunsplash.com Rototom Sunsplash] (Udine, Italy) - 2007, 2008
* My City Budapest (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) - 2008
* [http://www.radio.rai.it/radio2/sentierodipace/ Sentiero Di Pace] (Path Of Peace) Festival (Rovereto, Italy) - 2008
* [http://www.redbullmusicclash.hu/ Red Bull Music Clash] : Irie Maffia vs. Magna Cum Laude (Miskolc, Hungary) - 2008External links
* [http://iriemaffia.hu/ Irie Maffia]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPpBCn3vUZg Hands In The Air video]
* [https://www.songs.hu/album/id/1271 Songs.hu: Fel a Kezekkel! / Hands In The Air! (Buy album)]
* [http://www.rototomsunsplash.com Rototom Sunsplash]
* [http://www.radio.rai.it/radio2/sentierodipace/ Sentiero Di Pace]
* [http://www.redbullmusicclash.hu/ Red Bull Music Clash]
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