Mim Scala

Born to an Italian immigrant family, Mim Scala grew up in the Fifties in North End Road, where he worked in the family's ice cream parlour. The Sixties took him to he heart of Swinging London, where he gambled and worked in theatre, film, and music. In the seventies he followed the hippie trail to North Africa, where he became one of the key players in the World Music scene. He now lives in Co. Carlow, Ireland.