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On the 10th of November after a great Show by Djane Missy Ness and Lebanese Hip Hop artist... See details
Thu, 2019-01-24 19:08
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On the 10th of November after a great Show by Djane Missy Ness and Lebanese Hip Hop artist el-Rass, we met with Inès aka Missy Ness and talked about her sounds, her influences, some projects she runs, we talked about Feminism, her experiences as a Djane.
We hope you...
Our Podcast with no border control is here again with a freshly made selection of the best international artists... See details
Sat, 2018-04-07 18:13
Our Podcast with no border control is here again with a freshly made selection of the best international artists performing in London this April!
Mano Negra - La Vida
BCUC - Nobody Knows
Acid Arab - Stil
Namvula - Moto
The Turbans - Aman
Danay Suarez - Integridad
Ariwo -...
Hodan takes us through her favourite tracks during the 'Golden Age' of Women in... See details
Thu, 2018-04-05 22:41
Hodan takes us through her favourite tracks during the 'Golden Age' of Women in Hip-hop.
Tracklist
The Sequence - Funk You Up
Lady B - To the Beat Yall
Salt n Pepa - Push It
Salt n Pepa - Let's Talk About AIDS/Sex
Mc Lyte - Cha Cha Cha
Queen Latifah - Just Another...The coming of age show starts of with some alt 90s hip-hop and hits up some thrashy punk off Goner Records before... See details
Thu, 2018-04-05 15:11
The coming of age show starts of with some alt 90s hip-hop and hits up some thrashy punk off Goner Records before having a couple tracks by the imprisoned Catalonian rapper, Valtonyc. Let him go.
Shawty Pimp -You Can't Play No Playa ft. Reddog
Tommy Wright III - Still Pimpin'
BCUC -...In the first episode of Big J's Tape Hour, I rummage through my collection, playing a variety of tracks from far and... See details
Wed, 2018-03-28 16:40
In the first episode of Big J's Tape Hour, I rummage through my collection, playing a variety of tracks from far and wide, and talk a little bit about cassette culture and why tapes are back in fashion. Enjoy!
Island Cassettes – Dungarees
NEET/Green Door – 1969
Amandine – Me...Get in and cosy and warm for lucky no. 17 of bleak chic.
Got French rap from Doums and punk from Brighton from The... See details
Mon, 2018-03-26 19:07
Get in and cosy and warm for lucky no. 17 of bleak chic.
Got French rap from Doums and punk from Brighton from The Constants and everything in between??
Patrick Cowley - Cat's Eyes
Joe Strummer - Gangsterville
Open Mike Eagle - Idaho
milo - Landscaping
Theodor Black - Inner City...We get some major hip hop tunes in with KOJAY RADICAL and EARTGANG and we honor the late legend Mark E. Smith a couple... See details
Mon, 2018-02-19 17:55
We get some major hip hop tunes in with KOJAY RADICAL and EARTGANG and we honor the late legend Mark E. Smith a couple of his edgy tunes. R.I.P.
Bishop Nehru - Ridaya
CKTRL - Girl ft Roses Gabor
EARTHGANG - Meditate
Spillage Village - Fryin' ft Jordxn Bryant & Marian Mereba
Childish Major -...We chat to visual artist Moi Tran and curator Nadine Cordial who have put together an art performance, The Circuit,... See details
Wed, 2018-01-17 11:48
We chat to visual artist Moi Tran and curator Nadine Cordial who have put together an art performance, The Circuit, listen in as they share some songs that are of importance to them, as well as discussing a range of issues such as language, feminism, soft activism, and diaspora spaces.
You can...Nehera Sounds brings you music from across the globe from a new region, genre or featured artist. Every Episode will... See details
Sun, 2018-01-14 15:22
Nehera Sounds brings you music from across the globe from a new region, genre or featured artist. Every Episode will take a journey through music to hear the stories, histories, spiritual and cultural influences behind the music we love. This episode we welcome in the new year with our vibe session...Around the World was live once more and George took a look this time at his cassette collection. The cassette tape is... See details
Thu, 2018-01-11 17:46
Around the World was live once more and George took a look this time at his cassette collection. The cassette tape is amongst the most authentic items of 80s music culture and produced its own unique experience. Prepare to hear some interesting, if a little poor quality stuff.
David Grant - Rock...Welcome to the 13th episode of The Bleak Chic Show and the first without a theme, WOW ha. Bringing you punk, hip hop... See details
Fri, 2017-11-24 17:04
Welcome to the 13th episode of The Bleak Chic Show and the first without a theme, WOW ha. Bringing you punk, hip hop and similar things new and old and middle age. Treating you to some Acid Rap from Chance The Rapper and some Indie punk from Lush and the killer Lady of Rage from off Death Row...This episode of The Bleak Chic Show explores punk and hip hop from a range of LGBTQ+ scenes including queercore,... See details
Wed, 2017-11-15 15:29
This episode of The Bleak Chic Show explores punk and hip hop from a range of LGBTQ+ scenes including queercore, homohop and the current 'queer rap' scene based in New York. This is the last Bleak Chic before we take a revamp. Huge apologies for mistaking some gender pronouns throughout the...As the 80s is quite possibly my least favourite decade of modern music, I thought I'd dig around for somethings that I... See details
Tue, 2017-10-10 19:29
As the 80s is quite possibly my least favourite decade of modern music, I thought I'd dig around for somethings that I liked from that period. The last remnants of Punk and the first small steps of Techno and Hip Hop.
Delta 5 - Innocenti
Siouxsie and The Banshees - Happy House
MC Lyte - Cha,...Today, with the restart of Wendesday Live at SOAS Radio, The Bleak Chic Show explores some of my favourite... See details
Tue, 2017-10-03 12:53
Today, with the restart of Wendesday Live at SOAS Radio, The Bleak Chic Show explores some of my favourite collaborations, as well as some remixes, in Hip Hop and Techno. Unfortunately we miss some of the Punk we usually play, but that's just the nature of the genre.
Moth - Burial and Four...
Nehera Sounds brings you music from across the globe from a new region, genre or featured artist. Every Episode will... See details
Sat, 2017-08-26 02:10
Nehera Sounds brings you music from across the globe from a new region, genre or featured artist. Every Episode will take a journey through music to hear the stories, histories, spiritual and cultural influences behind the music we love. In this episode we spotlight our first featured producer,...It's the final Wednesday live of the academic year 16/17, so I decided to bring you the some of the good punk and hip... See details
Thu, 2017-08-10 17:27
It's the final Wednesday live of the academic year 16/17, so I decided to bring you the some of the good punk and hip hop releases of 2017 so far to see you through till September.
Don't miss me and the other SOAS Radio DJs live at Five Miles on 24th August.
Estrons- Strobe Lights
Parquet...Here is your Glastonbury round up by Passer; some of the best Hip-Hop, Punk, Rock and an assortment of other things... See details
Tue, 2017-07-11 16:42
Here is your Glastonbury round up by Passer; some of the best Hip-Hop, Punk, Rock and an assortment of other things from that glorious weekend.
The Orb – Outlands
Run The Jewels – Down
Rat Boy – I H8 U
DAM – Mama, I Fell In Love With A Jew
Tamer Nafar – SuperLancer
A Tribe Called...DJ Isuru takes you to 1996 to answer to DJ Shadow as to "Why Hip Hop Sucks in 96" expect classics from Tribe Called... See details
Sat, 2017-07-08 18:54
DJ Isuru takes you to 1996 to answer to DJ Shadow as to "Why Hip Hop Sucks in 96" expect classics from Tribe Called Quest, Helter Skeltah, Lost Boyz, Tc Izlam and Wu Tang Clan.Rhythm Passport holders, SOAS radio listeners welcome back to the July episode of Rhythm Passport on Air. For the sixth... See details
Mon, 2017-07-03 14:50
Rhythm Passport holders, SOAS radio listeners welcome back to the July episode of Rhythm Passport on Air. For the sixth instalment of our what’s-on guide to the London world music scene we’ve a guest of honour: Maïa Barouh, who will also be the main act of the Celebrating Tanabata event...Internationally acclaimed British electronic musician and former student of Japanese at SOAS, University of London,... See details
Mon, 2017-06-26 11:05
Internationally acclaimed British electronic musician and former student of Japanese at SOAS, University of London, Gold Panda is the special guest of Furniture Music Season 2 Finale.
Joining for a chat and a mix, expect some of his tracks as well as a selection of his favourites, from Japanese...The long awaited and very tardy episode 6 of The Bleak Chic Show is here and extra long to make up for the hiatus. With... See details
Tue, 2017-05-30 18:18
The long awaited and very tardy episode 6 of The Bleak Chic Show is here and extra long to make up for the hiatus. With songs that are quite iconically British in their style -Grime and punk for example- this episode aims to subvert falsely placed post-Brexit nationalism as they will be songs by...We're back galavanting around the world!
Hear the latest from Amadou&Mariam and an exclusive interview from... See details
Sun, 2017-05-14 15:31
We're back galavanting around the world!
Hear the latest from Amadou&Mariam and an exclusive interview from Afriquoi.
Coordinate your steps with our King of Township Jive, West Nyoski and step back in time and in full vigour with Rita Pavone.
Keep your suggestions coming in and if you...
Rhythm Passport holders, Soas Radio listeners, here we go again…back on Soas Radio with the fourth episode of Rhythm... See details
Sat, 2017-04-29 20:49
Rhythm Passport holders, Soas Radio listeners, here we go again…back on Soas Radio with the fourth episode of Rhythm Passport on Air: your monthly guide to London’s world music gigs!
1. Mano Negra – La Vida
2. KOG & Zongo Brigade - Sa Ma Me (Dance With Me)
3. Snarky Puppy – The...SOAS radio is now home to Guava!
Packed with an assortment of musical cacti that both prick and blossom: Join us on... See details
Fri, 2017-04-14 15:29
SOAS radio is now home to Guava!
Packed with an assortment of musical cacti that both prick and blossom: Join us on a musical episode that ignites in London and accelerates into Portugal, France, Canada, Argentina and Lebanon.
As always, keep it locked to Guava Beats.Times have been tough recently, the world is a nasty place, we all need to take a step back and relax. So, The Bleak... See details
Tue, 2017-03-28 18:00
Times have been tough recently, the world is a nasty place, we all need to take a step back and relax. So, The Bleak Chic Show's got a collection of Punk, Hip-Hop and other stuff to help take that edge off. With songs from Madvillain, Girlpool and ESG to slow life down a little.
ESG - Tiny...The month of March has Mothering Sunday and St.Patrick's Day so, in light of that fact, I'll be playing songs by... See details
Tue, 2017-03-14 16:32
The month of March has Mothering Sunday and St.Patrick's Day so, in light of that fact, I'll be playing songs by Mothers or Irish artists; Punk, Hip Hop and more from the likes of Björk and Pussy Riot to The Pogues and X-Ray Spex, all on The Bleak Chic Show.
Pussy Riot - Organs
Rejjie Snow -...A diverse mix, from ambient to hip hop, which includes also tracks off posthumous album Jay Love Japan by American hip... See details
Wed, 2017-03-01 12:40
A diverse mix, from ambient to hip hop, which includes also tracks off posthumous album Jay Love Japan by American hip hop legend J Dilla, who was born on the same day as Japanese producer Nujabes (7th February 1974) and who also died in February (in 2006 though).
Tracklist:
1) Masahide Sakuma...Le troisième episode Du Bleak Chic Show est tout en français! Nous avons le rap et le rock d’artiste magnifique,... See details
Tue, 2017-02-28 18:50
Le troisième episode Du Bleak Chic Show est tout en français! Nous avons le rap et le rock d’artiste magnifique, Les artistes d’Afrique et de Belgique, et bien sur aussi de France. Hopefully my French isn’t too poor, I am still learning and I thought be immersed in French music would help....Born on February 7, 1974 and died in a tragic car accident on February 26, 2010, Jun Seba aka Nujabes was one of the... See details
Mon, 2017-02-20 16:49
Born on February 7, 1974 and died in a tragic car accident on February 26, 2010, Jun Seba aka Nujabes was one of the most appreciated Japanese hip hop producers. During his career he has released three studio albums, some compilation albums and has collaborated with a number of Japanese and...After meeting Japanese MC and beat-maker Ill Sugi and French producer and DJ Midori on the first date of their European... See details
Wed, 2017-02-08 18:11
After meeting Japanese MC and beat-maker Ill Sugi and French producer and DJ Midori on the first date of their European 'Kyodai' tour, which took place in January 2017, episode 12 of Furniture Music was dedicated to their music, and it also features an interview recorded on 6th January in London...Here it is episode 13.
This is not necessarily goodbye but it is the end of season 1.
Enjoy enjoy enjoy and a Merry... See details
Wed, 2016-12-21 15:02
Here it is episode 13.
This is not necessarily goodbye but it is the end of season 1.
Enjoy enjoy enjoy and a Merry Christmas.
Autumn Breeze - Jida Feat. Rachel Lim
BEAUTIFUL - The Solutions (솔루션스) feat Kei (of Lovelyz)
If U love me – Acourve (어쿠루브)
Like I Do -...Another stop on the Under-K express where we delve into some cool, and interesting Hip Hop and RnB tracks.
Track 1:... See details
Thu, 2016-12-01 20:03
Another stop on the Under-K express where we delve into some cool, and interesting Hip Hop and RnB tracks.
Track 1: Beside Me – Code Kunst feat. Bewhy, 양동근 & 수란
Track 2: Lime – Punchnello
Track 3: Buzzer Beater – Skull&Haha Feat. 엠타이슨 (M. Tyson)
Track 4:...DJ Isuru plays some classic chilled out and deep mellow tracks from the 90's brought out by the Mo Wax and Ninja Tune... See details
Wed, 2016-11-23 20:37
DJ Isuru plays some classic chilled out and deep mellow tracks from the 90's brought out by the Mo Wax and Ninja Tune labels. Plus some Bristol Trip Hop.
Midnight in a Perfect World - DJ Shadow
Blue Flowers - Dr Octagon
Kemuri - DJ Krush
Virus - Deltron 3030
Risingson - Massive Attack
Roads...Welcome to a special 'American Heroes' edition of Space or Dinosaurs:
**Be warned this show contains strong... See details
Wed, 2016-11-16 12:02
Welcome to a special 'American Heroes' edition of Space or Dinosaurs:
**Be warned this show contains strong language**
Public Enemy - Fight the Power
Erykah Badu - Soldier
Black Flag - Rise Above
Duke Ellington - Yellow Dog Blues
Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile
James Brown - Say It Loud I'm...A special stop on our continuing journey through Korean Underground Music. Today we check out some of the hottest... See details
Tue, 2016-09-27 18:56
A special stop on our continuing journey through Korean Underground Music. Today we check out some of the hottest tracks from Sik-K and Groovy Room.
1.Eung Freestyle (응프리스타일) - Live, Sik-K, Punchnello, Owen Ovadoz, Flowsik -
2.Better Life - Sik-K
3.City...Just Music Special
I treat you to some of my favourite tracks from the boys in Just Music.... See details
Thu, 2016-08-11 12:00
Just Music Special
I treat you to some of my favourite tracks from the boys in Just Music. Enjoy
1.인수인계(Hand Over) - Just Music
2.배치기 (Baechigi) - Blacknut (블랙넛)
3.특별해 (Special) - Giriboy (기리보이 )
4.신기루 (Illusion) - C Jamm...
Warning - contains strong language.
On the last night of Womad Festival 2016, we chatted to Onra. The French DJ and... See details
Fri, 2016-08-05 13:10
Warning - contains strong language.
On the last night of Womad Festival 2016, we chatted to Onra. The French DJ and producer became succesful ten years ago with an album of Chinese samples called "Chinoiserie". In our interview he talks about his latest album "Fundamentals", the weak state of...
