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Banner - Black History Month October '05
Stevie Wonder
October is
Black History Monthon 1Xtra

Each day in October will represent a year in history, beginning with 1960 on Friday 1st through to 1999 on Saturday 30th October. Check back here regularly for details on special shows and documentaries.

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Week commencing 3 OctoberMonday 3
0200: The Drum & Bass Mix Show
Sappo will be doing a Kenny Ken mix and giving away Old Skool CDs. Tuesday 4
0200: The RnB Mix Show
G Child will be doing a special diva's mix.

2200: Dancehall Splurt
The Blue Print of Dancehall: Special themed mix featuring foundation Riddims like 'Sleng Teng', 'Taxi', 'Punnay' and 'Boogle'. Wednesday 5
0200: The Dancehall Mix Show
Young Lion will be doing a special Studio 1 mix. Thursday 6
0200: The Hip Hop Mix Show
Break To The Beat: Foundation & Classic Breaks in the mix. Looking at the tunes that the building blocks for Hip Hop. Saturday 8
0900: Jenna G
Jenna chooses seminal black music albums that have inspired today's generations. 1200: Dev
Dev takes a look at the the first compilation albums. For the '60s it's Trojan Records' Tighten Up Vol. 1. 1400: Seani B
Special track master competition with mixes of classic dancefloor tunes from '60s-'90s. Sunday 9
0600: Vibrations with DJ Fitz
Gospel royal families. Fitz narrates gospel's development through seminal music families.
The Winans | The Crouches | The Hawkins 0900: Jenna G
Jenna chooses seminal black music albums that have inspired today's generations. 1200: The Basement
It's a big one with Roy 'the vibes' Ayers taking us through the records that mean the most to him.

0000: Silver Star Presents
King Addies and Bass Odyessy. Silver Star chart the history of popular sound systems by highlighting two legendary sound systems from back in the day.

0100: International Sounds of Soca
From Ras Shorty I to Machel Montano. Alex Jordan charts the roots of soca to present day profiling two icons, one from the past and one from today.

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