Mark Stewart, vocalist & prime mover of the Pop Group, now cited as one of the most influential post-punk bands, formed The Maffia in the 80s, releasing a range of heavily politicised, boundary-pushing albums fusing electronic, dub, twisted disco, post-punk, funk & industrial-strength hip-hop into a unique ground-breaking sound.
Mark Stewart brought Black music influences into Punk for the first time influencing a generation.
The Maffia features legendary New York musicians Doug Wimbish, Keith LeBlanc & Skip McDonald. From their early days playing alongside Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaata & Sugarhill Gang the group have since played with everyone from Mos Def to The Last Poets, from James Brown to George Clinton.
At the controls of The Maffia's sound is Adrian Sherwood (On U Sound) who has an incredible list of credits that include Lee Perry, Bim Sherman, Andrew Weatherall, Primal Scream & many more.
Mark Stewart practically invented The Bristol Sound and influenced the music of friends & collaborators Massive Attack, Tricky etc.
From 8pm at The Voodoo Rooms. Advance tickets £18 (stbf) from Tickets Scotland, Ripping, Underground Solushun, The Voodoo Rooms, online at
www.ticketweb.co.uk or by phone on 0132 220 3234 .
