Little is known about the mysterious Madame Boogaloo, but we do know she is Italian by birth and that she relocated to Brighton, England in 1980.
It seems Mary Boogaloo started collecting soul, jazz and rhythm & blues some time in the 1980s and by the early 90s had begun DJing at Backstreet Boogaloo - a popular club night she co-hosted in Brighton. Although her initial intention was apparently just to play at Backstreet Boogaloo, word spread about this fantastic new DJ and Mary soon found herself in demand as a guest at clubs in London and around the UK.
Since then, Mary has DJ'd at most of the UK's top blues and soul nights as well as regularly DJing in Italy and Europe. She has played at Right On! a number of times now and her sets always go down a treat.
In July 2004, Mary returned to Italy and ran the highly acclaimed Blue Bar Rhythm & Blues Club in Rome, which saw visitors from all over Europe. She moved back to the UK again a few years later and now DJs at a variety of clubs in Brighton and London.