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Maffie and Crew are a new wave of Caribbean musicians who call Vancouver, BC, home.  Their presentations represent the beats of the Caribbean including dancehall, reggae and soca.  As Mr. Nigel Headley, a Trinidadian musician noted, “Their stage performance is incomparable to any other artist throughout the Lower Mainland”, Vancouver, Canada.  “Each performance is filled with high energy and precision and contains a magnificent display of dance flavor originality, versatility and creative musical interpretations”.  Maffie and Crew have released 7 original independent CDs and strive to excel each time.

Similarly to fellow St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) international recording artist, Kevin Little, muli-talented Ulan “Maffie” Atwell was born in Georgetown, SVG.  His first original album, “Juk Juk Passy” in 2000 marked Maffie’s entry into the Vancouver music scene as a lead vocalist.  He also produced music for several Caribbean African and Canadian musicians in Vancouver including Sam Hope and Family, Phrase III Steel band, Fire Band and Out of Many, Zukie Joseph, Dan Shallow, Silas Sajjadi, Sarah Karkouck and Zeyn Anthony Ali .  In 2005 he completed his fifth CD “Represent” in collaboration with Ugandan hip-hop artist, Silas Sajjabi.  In addition to playing at various venues and festivals in the Lower Mainland and on Vancouver Island, Maffie and Crew performed with SVG international recording artist Altson Becket Cyrus (2002) and Winston Soso (2003).

Maffie and Crew are from diverse musical backgrounds brought together by a shared passion for the music of the Caribbean.  Ulan Atwell (SVG) is the arranger and lead vocalist; Ivan Elva (St. Lucia) is a vocalist and drummer; Fando Bynoe (SVG) is on bass and vocals and Renita Drakes (Barbados) is a rapper, vocalist and saxophonist.

Currently headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Maffie and Crew infuse their live performances with energy and power as they fly their Caribbean flags in unison and with pride.  When they hit the stage you are in for another high energy performance.  Samples of some of their pulsating rhythms are available on their website www.maffie.com.  As independent producers, Maffie and Crew completed working on their most recent Album “Grass Roots Reload Part 1” in the summer of 2007.  This spring of 2008 they will launch their eight albums “Balance Reload Part 2”.  This 2008 album promises to be unique by including a mixture of African and Caribbean music such as Soukous, Reggae and Soca.