Mafia & Fluxy

Mafia & Fluxy are a United Kingdom reggae rhythm section and production team consisting of brothers Leroy (bass) and David Heywood (drums), whose careers began with London reggae band The Instigators in 1977. They backed Jamaican artists on UK tours, and in 1987 visited Jamaica, building rhythm tracks for producers such as Bunny Lee, King Jammy, Donovan Germain, and Philip "Fatis" Burrell, becoming one of the most in-demand rhythm sections of the ragga age.^[1][2] They started their own label, producing artists such as Sugar Minott, King Kong, Gregory Isaacs, Johnny Osbourne, Cornell Campbell, and General Levy.^[1]

They produced a series of Reggae Heights albums, featuring classic singers such as Johnny Clarke, Barry Brown, Gregory Isaacs, and John Holt singing classic tracks over rhythms recreated by Mafia & Fluxy.

The duo have also remixed tracks for artists such as Janet Jackson. Leroy Mafia has also enjoyed a solo career.

Albums

• A New Galaxy of Dub Ariwa
• Revival Hits vol. 1
• Revival Hits vol. 2
• Mafia & Fluxy Present... (1994) RCA
• Revival Hits vol. 3 (1994) Fashion
• Dub Wicked: Michael Rose Meets Mafia & Fluxy at the Grass Roots of Dub (1997) Heartbeat
• Mafia & Fluxy (1998) Mafia & Fluxy
• Mafia & Fluxy Presents Music for Lovers, Vol. 1 (1999) Mafia & Fluxy
• Roots & Culture vol. 1 Mafia & Fluxy
• Roots & Culture vol. 2 (1998) Mafia & Fluxy
• Revival Hits vol. 4 (2000) Mafia & Fluxy
• Soul of The Gong (2000) Cactus
• Music For Lovers vol. 2 Mafia & Fluxy
• Music For Lovers vol. 3 Mafia & Fluxy
• Roots & Culture vol. 3 Mafia & Fluxy
• Roots and Culture Vol.4 (2002) Mafia & Fluxy
• Music For Lovers vol. 4 (2002) Mafia & Fluxy
• A Reggae Christmas (2004) Mafia & Fluxy
• Strictly Vocals (2004) Mafia & Fluxy
• Entebbe Sounds Meets Mafia and Fluxy Propa Dubwise Part 1 (2004)
• Music For Lovers vol. 5 (2004) Mafia & Fluxy
• Roots and Culture vol. 5 (200?) Mafia & Fluxy
• Strictly Vocals Vol.2 (2006) Mafia & Fluxy
• Roots and Culture Vol.6 (2006) Mafia & Fluxy
• Music For Lovers vol. 6 (2004) Mafia & Fluxy
• Rocking Time Riddim By Mafia & Fluxy (2007) Heartbeat
• From R&B to Reggae, Vol. 1 (2007) Mafia & Fluxy
• Introducing Lovers Revival Hits Lagoon
• Mafia & Fluxy Presents Reggae Mega Hits Vol.1 BMG

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae. Virgin Books. ISBN 0-7535-0242-9. 
2. ^ Barrow, Steve; Dalton, Peter (1997). Reggae: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides. ISBN 1-85828-247-0. 

External links

• Masouri, John "They Got That Vibe" (interview), Echoes, September 11, 1999