Shardinay joins Blaze and Sherryl Blu on The Saturday Breakfast Show - 9am-12

This week our two Saturday breakfast presenters Blaze and Sheryl Blu will be chatting to Shardinay who’s new tune and video “Oh Boy” has got everyone talking. Some people LOVE it, some people HATE it…… BUT, with 50,000 Youtube views she’s doing SOMETHING right!!!!

If you haven’t already seen it, check the situation for yourself right here:
www.youtube.com/user/ShardinayOfficial

Is it a hoax,? Where did she come from? and is that really the Tesco car park in Thornton Heath???

They’ll be getting the answers to all these questions plus LOADS more…..

Even Aunty Chumbay’s getting in on the act and will be advising Shardinay what to do next with her newfound fame!

It’s gonna be a BIG one, so don’t miss it! Tune in from 9am to 12noon this Saturday for the madness that is Saturday mornings on BANG 103.6FM!!!!

LISTEN AGAIN: City Kid joins DJ Policy this week Saturday 24.07.10

City Kid comes from a musical background, his mother played the keyboard, and his father was a DJ in the early eighties.
“There is always music playing in my house” City Kid confesses.

“Angie Stone, Luther Vandross, Bob Marley, Aerosmith, Calvin Harris, we love and appreciate all genres of music”.

Growing up and listening to music everyday has been the catalyst for his success.

He uses his astute musical knowledge to make each song on his album sound distinctively different.

With songs such as, Back Door Creep and My Queen, he shows a musical diversity, which should not be contained.

During 2008, City Kid allowed his musical ambitions, to take him to the US to record. This enterprising young man was so motivated after this trip, that when he arrived home he began to work on his next project, building himself a studio.

It was after that attainment that City Kid began working on his pre album

City Kidz, which he independently pre released, via download and CD, free during 2009 continuing through to 2010.

With an array of talents on display and armed with a team of music critics, City Kid is showing that he can triumph his highest hopes, of succeeding completely within the Music Industry inside 2010.

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LISTEN AGAIN… Terri Walker joins Mr Silk on Drivetime - Friday 23rd July 3-6pm

Don’t miss Terri Walker on Drivetime with Mr. Silk on Friday July 23rd only on BANG 103.6FM

Inhale…every decade or so a talent so breathtaking emerges onto our airwaves leaving such a definitive footprint that when we become submerged in a pool of trends, those artists’ footprints allow their resurgence to calm the storm and be true music pioneers…. Terri Walker is that artist

After a tough A&R bidding war Terri found her home with Def Jam UK/Mercury, resulting in her landmark 2003 debut album entitled ‘Untitled’ winning her Four Mobo nominations and a short listing for the coveted Mercury Prize. The follow-up album ‘L.O.V.E.’ simply served to broaden and educate her fan base showcasing her chameleon artistry. “ I never have a particular concept or story in mind when I work on an album, my voice, tone and melodies are all colours. I’m constantly painting pictures- romantic, theatrical, vulnerable, or utter debauchery and they’re all a part of my gallery”

With two critically acclaimed albums, live shows that rival legends and the support and respect of some of the industries long standing connoisseurs under her belt. British singer-songwriter Terri Walker is back. Not that she really went anywhere as her 3 year hiatus as it would seem was far from a dry spell, writing and recording in the US with Grammy award winning producer Salaam Remi of Fugees “The Score”, Amy Winehouse, Nas fame (I wont go on) as well as lending her vocals to one of the most anticipated films of 2008 “Sex In The City” soundtrack boasting collaborations with Fergie (B.E.P) Al Green and songstress Jennifer Hudson.
Lending her vocals to songs with Badly Drawn Boy, Duran Duran, Lemon Jelly…as well as sneaky teasers of her own projects with Miami based producer Belle Vue a house driven collabo that will heat up the clubs ‘Muy Caliente’ and adopting an alias as “Chanelle Love” with Salaam Remi “Champagne Flutes” that is a Bossa Nova ensemble set to give you seductive chills and romantic daydreams, you know those generational love song classics that are a fixture embedded in your up-bringing from your mother dancing and cooking on a Sunday morning to a teen fantasizing about their first time… Her list of credentials read like that of a music fairytale. And with an industry that lends itself to comparisons she has a firm understanding of her position “Terri Walker is the new Terri Walker”

Terri’s musical influences are closer to home than most conventional artists who are poised to say they are inspired by the greats Stevie, Aretha…Of course she is a fan of Lauryn Hill, Whitney, Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald, Anita baker, Whispers, Heatwave, Simon & Garfunkel, joni Mitchell. Naughty by Nature, Fugees, soft rock the list can go on and on…but her mother is in fact the biggest inspiration of them all with a record (yes vinyl) collection to rival Norman Jay, she makes the best A&R as the obvious bias expected is sometimes a wish for Terri but nothing outweighs her passion and love of ‘Great Music’

A reflective Terri says “Surround yourself with family and peeps that really love you and don’t pull no punches! I wish id always listened to those that really know me!”
From an unconventional upbringing in Germany to selling out a headline show at The Forum, or her defining performance at Cherry Jam where she brought the roof, walls house down literally! Her mother dancing, screaming and crying standing on a table. It’s easy to understand why Terri is a media darling and public favourite, so effortlessly infectious, warm and humble she just wants to make ‘Great’ music and it will come as no surprise that she is contemplating forming her own record label. A stable where pure thoroughbreds are born and raised to be champions, veterans and footprints in our musical history books as Miss Walker has achieved for herself…So brace yourselves as she is currently forming a Hip-Hop Soul masterpiece! And in some ways has come full circle as she recently inked a distribution deal with Hip Hop mogul Damon Dash under the newly reformed Roc-A-Fella imprint with Def Jam Records. Salaam Remi serving as the maestro with a medley of solos from producers such as James Yarde (her debut album “Untitled”) Ski Beats and Belle Vue. An album she promises you will just “rock your head from side to side” to. And now exhale…it reads like a lifetime in music, but for Terri Walker this is only the beginning…

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Shawalin performing at the Sunday Show… This week Sunday!

Hi, my name’s Shawalin. I’m a 19 year old rapper/songwriter from North-West London and I’ve had hits with songs such as ‘Primark Gwop’ and ‘Dedicated (To Sam’s Chicken)’. Performing has always been a passion of mine, so I was excited to hear about the BANG’s Got Talent competition last December. When I took part I discovered a great opportunity to showcase my talents alongside some of the hottest young artists around. I won the competition after performing my song ‘Primark Gwop’ in front of a panel of judges and a roomful of BANG listeners. Great as this was, the best bit by far was the prize: An interview on Lynnike & Sefa’s drive time show and getting my song playlisted on BANG FM for 2 months. This helped me more than I could imagine and I saw my YouTube views rocket in a short space of time (now over 50,000). Since then I have become a member of the BANG street team and released two more videos, soon to be playlisted on national TV. As a young artist I have a lot of respect and appreciation for the support that BANG shows to UK talent. You’d be mad not to listen in!

This week Sunday, I will be performing at The Sunday Show, please come and support. It’s only £5 before 7.30pm or £10 after. The Sunday Show is on every Sunday @ Strawberry Moons, 15 Heddon Street, London, W1B 4BF. I hope to see some of you guys there

Its YA BOY Yogzilla wid da illa…

News!

Official Tribute Event For Rapper Guru Announced For July 18th

The family of legendary rapper Guru has officially announced plans to honor the late Gang Starr founder, who passed away from cancer on April 19th, 2010.

Kanye, Lupe Heading to South Korea For Festival

Kanye and Lupe Fiasco will headline the two-day concert, which will take place on Naksan Beach in the Yangyang County of Gangwon from August 6th-7th.
The Chicago rappers will be the featured acts in a lineup filled with popular dance and electronic artists.

AHH Stray News: Romeo Starring Opposite Angela Bassett, Missy Booted, B-Boy Champions in Korea

Rapper/actor Romeo Miller has signed on to star opposite Angela Bassett in Columbia Pictures’ upcoming comedy, Jump the Broom. The comedy, which is being directed by Salim Akil, centers around two black families that clash during a weekend getaway to Martha’s Vineyard. Romeo will star as “Sebastion,” a senior at Yale who falls in love with a girl from a rival family. The movie is slated to start shooting in Novia Scotia this summer.

Schools Denounce J. Cole Video; Seek Ban Over Negative Images

Fayetteville, North Carolina rapper J. Cole has come under fire for a video that features students from Fayetteville State University and a local high school.
Students from FSU and EE Smith High School, along with band members, are featured in J. Cole’s latest video “Who Dat.”
Officials are so outraged over the language and sexually explicit themes in the video that they are attempting to have the video pulled from the Internet, claiming J. Cole illegally used their high school/college logos

Missed the Mixtape? Why not LISTEN AGAIN - 21.07.10

Don’t miss out… Lynnike & Sefa talk with Tinie Tempah 6-7pm tonight!

This week on Lynnike & Sefa’s show…..

The crazy girls will be chatting straight down the phone line to chart topper Tinie Tempah.
Also, the girls have some amazing giveaways,

They have 2 Bumper Goodie bags from ORS including:
Relaxer
Shampoo
Oil
Conditioner
T-shirt
Bag
Gel

Don’t miss out!!!

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