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Elroy Bailey

Categories: Music / songs

Reggae artist, former bass player for Black Slate and session musician. Born Hackney. Died in 2018.

From HCVS: "Elroy and his brother John Bailey (also a successful musician) set up the local community organisation, MDMD Arts & Sports, which provided activities on the Nightingale Estate for many years. Elroy worked for Hackney CVS during 2004/5 as the MDMD Coordinator, providing music tuition to many in the local community as part of our Streetwise learning project. Elroy was also a vocal member of the Black & Ethnic Minority Arts network that we set up to support the advancement of BME arts in Hackney."

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Elroy Bailey

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Mellow Mix Studios in Hackney

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