Maxi Jazz (born Maxwell Alexander Fraser on 15 June 1957 in Brixton, London) is an English rapper. He is best known as the lead vocalist of British band Faithless.
Maxi founded The Soul Food Cafe System as a DJ in 1984, having discovered hip-hop a year earlier. He transferred this sound to pirate radio station LWR in 1987.
In 1989 The Soul Food Cafe Band was picked up by Tam Tam Records, which is the dance wing of Savage Records), and the album S...
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Maxi Jazz (born Maxwell Alexander Fraser on 15 June 1957 in Brixton, London) is an English rapper. He is best known as the lead vocalist of British band Faithless.
Maxi founded The Soul Food Cafe System as a DJ in 1984, having discovered hip-hop a year earlier. He transferred this sound to pirate radio station LWR in 1987.
In 1989 The Soul Food Cafe Band was picked up by Tam Tam Records, which is the dance wing of Savage Records), and the album Soul Food Café was recorded. Maxi founded Namu Records in 1992 in order to release the band's material in the form of three E.P's and the band toured as a support act to various artists, including Jamiroquai in Amsterdam; Soul II Soul in Barcelona; Galliano in Switzerland; and Jason Rebello in Brazil. After the band dissolved, Maxi worked throughout Europe, and took time out to collaborate with Jah Wobble on the "Invaders Of The Heart" album, followed by live dates with the Wobble Collective.
Maxi met Rollo Armstrong in a studio and went on to...
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