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Helping communities in Jamaica over Christmas (26/12/2025)

Kamilah McInnis speaks with Ziggi, who swapped Kent for Kingston this Christmas to volunteer in Jamaica, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.

Kamilah McInnis speaks with Ziggi, who swapped Kent for Kingston this Christmas to volunteer in Jamaica, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. After 90,000 people were displaced, Ziggi shares the latest from the ground and what drove her to act.

Producer Bree shares the stories you might have missed, from local news to global headlines. And Kamilah plays some catchy Caribbean Christmas songs for your Boxing Day soundtrack.

We also look back on highlights from the year, including Kamilah’s conversation with dancehall icon Sean Paul and The Rt Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Bishop of Dover and Bishop in Canterbury.

For great music, good vibes, and stories from our African and Caribbean communities, join Kamilah every Friday from 7-10pm.

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Music Played

  • 2Pac

    Changes (feat. Talent)

    • Changes (Radio Edit).
    • JIVE.
    • 01.

  • Anita Baker

    Sweet Love

    • The Best of Anita Baker.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 04.

  • Gregory Isaacs

    Love Is Overdue

    • Various - Trojan Explosion! Intensified Club Reggae Classics.
    • Trojan Records.
    • 04.

  • Celeste

    Stop This Flame

    • Stop This Flame.
    • POLYDOR.
    • 01.

  • Roachford

    Only to Be with You

    • The Roachford Files.
    • Columbia.
    • 4.

  • Mariah Carey

    All I Want For Christmas Is You

    • Mariah Carey, Merry Christmas.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 05.

  • Marcia Griffiths

    True Believer

    • Timeless.
    • Tad's Record.
    • 4.

  • Toni Braxton

    You're Makin' Me High

    • Ultimate Toni Braxton.
    • SONY BMG Catalog.
    • 8.

  • Angie Stone

    Dinosaur

    • Full Circle.
    • Cleopatra.
    • 3.

  • Jimmy Cliff

    Wonderful World, Beautiful People

    • Celebration, Best Of Reggae.
    • QUALITY TELEVISION.
    • 02.

  • Roberta Flack

    Feel Like Makin' Love

    • Best Of Roberta Flack.
    • ATLANTIC.
    • 17.

  • Isley Jasper Isley

    Caravan Of Love

    • Caravan of Love: The Best of Isley Jasper Isley.
    • Epic/Legacy.
    • 1.

  • Usher

    U Remind Me

    • Arista.

  • The Detroit Spinners

    Games People Play

    • The Best of the Spinners.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 9.

  • Alexander O’Neal

    Fake '88

    • Now 80s Dancefloor.
    • Now! Music.
    • 01.

  • Pharrell Williams

    Happy

    • Happy.
    • SONY.
    • 01.

  • Bobby Womack

    If You Think You're Lonely Now

    • The Poet.
    • ABKCO Music & Records, Inc..
    • 7.

  • Destiny’s Child

    8 Days Of Christmas

    • Independent Women.
    • Columbia.

  • Gloria Gaynor

    I Will Survive

    • Now That's What I Call Gold.
    • Now! Music.
    • 01.

  • Artful Dodger

    Re-Rewind (feat. Craig David)

    • 30 Years: Three Decades of Dance - Ministry of Sound.
    • Ministry of Sound Recordings.
    • 38.

  • Aretha Franklin & George Michael

    I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)

    • Hits Album 6.
    • HITS ALBUM.
    • 02.

  • Christopher Martin

    Pressing

    • Moon Light Riddim.
    • Sounique Records.
    • 1.

  • Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band

    Express Yourself

    • Express Yourself: The Best Of Charles Wright And The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm B.
    • Warner Records.
    • 1.

  • Ultra Naté

    Free

    • Huge Hits 1997 (Various Artists).
    • GLOBAL TELEVISION.
    • 01.

  • Sophia George

    Girlie Girlie

    • Girlie Girlie - The Best of Sophia George.
    • Trojan Records.
    • 1.

  • Koffee

    Toast

    • Toast - Single.
    • Columbia Records.
    • 1.

  • Alicia Keys

    If I Ain't Got You

    • The Diary Of Alicia Keys.
    • J Records.
    • 6.

  • TLC

    No Scrubs

    • Hits Of The 90s.
    • SONY BMG MUSIC.
    • 02.

  • Leigh‐Anne

    Dead And Gone

    • Virgin.

  • RAYE

    Escapism. (feat. 070 Shake)

    • Human Re Sources.

  • Lauryn Hill

    Doo Wop (That Thing)

    • The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
    • Ruffhouse/Columbia.
    • 5.

  • Rodney Franklin

    The Groove

    • The Best Of....
    • Columbia.
    • 6.

  • Sade

    The Sweetest Taboo

    • Promise.
    • Epic.
    • 2.

  • Dandy Livingstone

    Suzanne Beware of the Devil

    • The Best of Dandy Livingstone.
    • Trojan Records.
    • 1.

  • Teddy Pendergrass

    Love TKO

    • Soul Box.
    • Goldenlane.
    • 3.

Broadcast

  • Boxing Day 202518:00
    BBC Radio Solent, BBC Radio Surrey, BBC Radio Kent, BBC Radio Berkshire, BBC Radio Sussex & 1 more