Named after a character in West Side Story that he played as a teenager, Snowboy entered the music world as a DJ at 17. Inspired by England's legendary black music club, The Goldmine, his early taste featured Jazz, Funk and Soul but soon veered towards the Latin Fusion sound that was gaining prominence in the late70s/early80s.

Bitten by the bug, Snowboy bought a set of congas and after lessons and hard practice became an accomplished percussionist. He began producing his own tracks as well as recording percussion for other artists, including Coldcut and Lisa Stansfield. A regular on the mic at the UK's first rap night, The Language Club, his debut single featured a B-side called 'When Snowboy's On The Mike'. By the late 80's as one of London's leading Jazz Dance djs, Snowboy, was at the heart of Gilles Peterson's new imprint Acid Jazz, a term coined as a piss take of the Acid House scene.

He released his debut album Ritmo Snowbo. He has since recorded or compiled eleven albums, as well as touring with various jazz and Latin combos like the James Taylor Quartet and is widely regarded as one of the world's leading promoters of Afro-Cuban Latin Music. These days he hosts the UK's No.1 Jazz Dance session called The Hi-Hat in Madam Jo-Jo's. It's a pleasure to have him.

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