Skibadee, jungle and drum’n’bass MC, dies aged 47

Skibadee performing at the South West Four Festival in London in 2019. Photograph: Dave Burke/Shutterstock

Skibadee, the award-winning jungle and drum’n’bass MC, has died aged 47, his family have announced. The cause of death has not been disclosed.

Skibadee, whose real name was Alfonso Bondzie, began his career in 1993 on City Sound Radio and in recent years was a member of renowned drum’n’bass group SASASAS.