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Week commencing 24 October

Monday 24
1900: Uptown Anthems
RnB Labels: Ronnie Herel talks about one of the most successful and largest RnB labels of the 80s and 90s, LAFace.

0200: The Drum & Bass Mix Show
Sappo plays your Drum & Bass requests in the mix.

Tuesday 25
1900: Connexions
Drum & Bass Labels: L Double looks at the seminal label of Reinforced, influential to the likes of Goldie.

2200: Dancehall Splurt
Kings of the Dancehall: Special themed mix focusing on the big players including Beenie Man, Bounty Killer, Buju Banton, Capleton, and Cobra.

0200: The RnB Mix Show
G Child plays your RnB requests in the mix.

Wednesday 26
1900: The Blueprint
UK Garage Labels: Richie Vibe Vee looks at Confetti records, fundamental in developing the scene around the same time Dreem Teem came into prominence. More...

0200: The Dancehall Mix show
Young Lion plays your dancehall requests in the mix.

Thursday 27
1900: Dancehall Splurt
Dancehall Labels: Robbo Ranx catches up with the hugely influential and iconic label of King Jammys in Jamaica.

0200: The Hip Hop Mix Show
Mista Jam plays your hip hop requests in the mix.

Friday 28
1900: Rodney P & Skitz
Hip Hop Labels: Rodney P and Skitz explore the history of the first biggest hip hop label, Def Jam.

Saturday 29
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 such as Trojan Records' Tighten Up and Street Sounds. This week it's the '90s. 1400: Seani B
Special track master competition with mixes of classic dancefloor tunes from '60s-'90s. 0000: 1Xtra Live
Jamaica's royalty - Sly and Robbie, perform live plus guests at London's Jazz Café.

Sunday 30
0600: Vibrations with DJ Fitz
Gospel royal families. Fitz narrates the development of Gospel 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
Micky Finn will be in the Basement taking us through the huge tunes from the 90s. 0000: Silver Star Presents
Killamanjo & Saxon Sound. 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
Arrow to Edwin Yearwood: Alex Jordan charts the roots of soca music to present day. This week she asks who is the real soca monarch?

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