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Mumzy

East Londoner Mumzy (aka Mumzy Stranger) is the protégé of Rishi Rich, the gifted producer who spotted Jay Sean and set him on his path to super-stardom with Lil Wayne’s Cash Money label.

Mumzy, 26, who started out with local garage/grime collective Nasty Crew (Kano) ten years ago, is versatile: 2009 single Showgirl swaggers from hooky R&B through East London rap-chat via brisk dancheall patter, and he’s got pretty nifty footwork too.

Mumzy’s multi-faceted repertoire has led to collaborations with R&B band Fundamental, dancehall/reggae artist Gappy Ranks and vocalist Kyla and producer Paleface of UK funky/urban pop crew Crazi Cousinz, and he’s released with bhangra legend Malkit Singh.

His debut LP is due in April and he’s sure to clean up at March’s UK Asian Music Awards: at this rate Mumzy won’t be a stranger much longer, and he might just be the man to bring the British Asian and urban music scenes closer together.

www.mumzystranger.com