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Ujima Radio Powerplays October 2025!

Congratulations to this month’s successful October 2025!

Every month Ujima Radio selects 10 of the very best tracks released in the West Country & Wales which then get featured twice an hour across our Primetime Shows including The Rise Up Breakfast Show Mon-Friday 8-10am and The Cruising Show Mon-Friday 4-6pm and the Urban Grooves Playouts. Plus you can listen to all the 10 songs on the playlist below.

If you are an artist based in this area you could have your track featured on the Ujima Radio Powerplays.  All you have to do is send your track on MP3, make sure the lyrics are clean and conscious, include a headshot of yourself, your social media tags and if you are successful we will let  you know.

Email: info@ujimaradio.com

Put in the Subject bar “Powerplays”.

Good luck and keep listening to hear when your track gets picked!

Listen in Bristol on 98FM and DAB and worldwide online:

https://ujimaradio.com/

​Support and follow them online with their socials at the bottom of the page.

This month’s Powerplays are listed below:

 

Artists Instagrams:

@artubamusic

@augustofficialmusic

@nomine_aka_outrage

@raymond_mighty

@lynxonthe_ones

@iammoyah

@theboyisgreat

@omega_nebula_dub

@mcdizraeli

@drmeaker

@cappo_d

@rebelstxr23

@xrusade

@soundsliketja

@_olliedouglas

@halotheartist_

 

#bristol #bristolmusic #westcountry

 

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Ujima Radio Powerplays September 2025!

Congratulations to this month’s successful September 2025!

Every month Ujima Radio selects 10 of the very best tracks released in the West Country & Wales which then get featured twice an hour across our Primetime Shows including The Rise Up Breakfast Show Mon-Friday 8-10am and The Cruising Show Mon-Friday 4-6pm and the Urban Grooves Playouts. Plus you can listen to all the 10 songs on the playlist below.

If you are an artist based in this area you could have your track featured on the Ujima Radio Powerplays.  All you have to do is send your track on MP3, make sure the lyrics are clean and conscious, include a headshot of yourself, your social media tags and if you are successful we will let  you know.

Email: info@ujimaradio.com

Put in the Subject bar “Powerplays”.

Good luck and keep listening to hear when your track gets picked!

Listen in Bristol on 98FM and DAB and worldwide online:

https://ujimaradio.com/

​Support and follow them online with their socials at the bottom of the page.

This month’s Powerplays are listed below:

Instagram:

@risingsonuk

@alonestarsheeran
@eminem
@kaylakelleymusic

@mrsambee

@dafuchaman

@reevo_relly
@_kulture____ @grizzlypanda.tv @brainscran
@subhopcollective @ingloriouspoet @danburrell_uk @mark_aka_zoom

@itdiggz
@freed_uk
@xanversais

@rayson_king1

@carnivali1

@code_red.uk
@djstylebig @kilaze_amillionmindz

Grateful to @inaz.artpage — artist, photographer, filmmaker, and curator — for capturing the soul of this moment on stage

#bristol #powerplays #ujimaradio #newmusic

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Ujima Radio Powerplays August 2025!

Congratulations to this month’s successful August 2025!

Every month Ujima Radio selects 10 of the very best tracks released in the West Country & Wales which then get featured twice an hour across our Primetime Shows including The Rise Up Breakfast Show Mon-Friday 8-10am and The Cruising Show Mon-Friday 4-6pm and the Urban Grooves Playouts. Plus you can listen to all the 10 songs on the playlist below.

If you are an artist based in this area you could have your track featured on the Ujima Radio Powerplays.  All you have to do is send your track on MP3, make sure the lyrics are clean and conscious, include a headshot of yourself, your social media tags and if you are successful we will let  you know.

Email: info@ujimaradio.com

Put in the Subject bar “Powerplays”.

Good luck and keep listening to hear when your track gets picked!

Listen in Bristol on 98FM and DAB and worldwide online:

https://ujimaradio.com/

​Support and follow them online with their socials at the bottom of the page.

This month’s Powerplays are listed below:

@badliana_

@iamlyandra

@marnsofficial

@sarkinlally

@67heaven_productions

@salabrilliant

@manlikevision

@blacksmithmusic

@jackiemarua

@blackoutja2020

@talisman_reggae

@officialpotentialbadboy

@cooziemellers

@augustofficialmusic

@nomine_aka_outrage

@micahshemiahmusic

#bristol #powerplays #ujimaradio #newmusic

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Ujima Radio Takeover at Citys biggest event!

Bristol Harbour Festival 2025 – Ujima Radio Takeover broadcasts worldwide!

On Saturday 19th July Ujima Radio broadcast live for 4 hours from the Bristol Rising Stage in Queens Square at Bristol Harbour Festival 2025.  Attracting over 200,000 visitors, the festival celebrates all that is great in Bristol from music to dance to circus skills to babie races and of course the celebration of maritime heritage with 1000s coming to the harbourside to celebrate fun on the water.


We would like to thank everyone who worked tirelessly to make this happen including Access Creative College who provided all the sound engineers and equipment.

You can listen to the entire show on our Listen Again service using the links below.

At 6PM Ujima Radio went live and broadcast an incredible lineup representing the vibrant multiculture of our city.
Ujima Radio Takeover was  hosted by Muneera Pilgrim, Krazy & Miranda Rae!
Starring:
Mary in the Mirror aka Mary Mina & DJ Elley Phunk.
Krazy‘s Wordlife Showcase featuring Lyandra & Rising Son
& wrapping up the night Jus Now!
Links to Listen Again:
Part 1: 6-8PM
Part 2: 8-10PM

 

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Ujima Radio Celebrates St Paul’s Carnival 2025!

Ujima Radio celebrates Carnival all day

Join us on Saturday 5th July when we pay tribute and celebrate St Paul’s Carnival with a full schedule of back to back Carnival shows. Kicking off at 9AM and right through until the early hours!

9-11am – First up is African Anthems with Dr J!


12-2pm make sure you don’t miss Jump Off for a healthy dose of soca & calypso, alongside dancehall, reggae, jazz and lovers rock with of Tim Dub Boy.

2-4pm Skylion promises 2hrs of non stop carnival vibes!

4-6pm True Definition Carnival Master Mix Session with Deli Gee – will be heavily influenced by sound of latin music which is a melting pot of musical styles, drawing Indigenous African and European cultures.

6-8pm it’s the one & only DJ DOCTA FLEX!

We have 2 special guest shows including Smith & Mighty’s Peter D Rose at 8pm followed by one of the originators of the Bristol Sound, the legendary DJ & Producer Flynn Ites from 9-10pm!

All wrapped up by Mercury Prize winner Dj Suv & Slix Mc with 2hrs of b2b Drum & Bass bangers, it’s Ramp-Up RADIO from 10PM.

The party continues through courtesy of DJ Xcel with a Soca & Reggae special with Legends in the Mix!

Join us & celebrate St Paul’s Carnival all day & night on Ujima Radio!

98FM / DAB / ONLINE

#bristol #bristolevents #carnival #stpaulscarnival

 

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Dave ‘Syd’ Lawrence Nine Nights

The Nine Night’ celebration in honour of former Gloucestershire & England Cricketer Dave ‘Syd’ Lawrence MBE, takes place on:

Date: Sun 6th July
Time: 2PM – 9PM
Venue: The Rose Green Centre, 65 Gordon Rd, Whitehall, Bristol. BS5 7DR.

Come and join us as we celebrate and remember the life and times of ‘Syd’, all are welcome to attend this special occasion.

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Carnival Day! Join Di Mas!

Docklands & Ujima Radio Present Join Di Mas!

 

Ujima Radio are proud to announce on Saturday 5th July –
“Join Di Mas” – the Parade of the Youth Clubs.
Taking place at Docklands Centre in St Paul’s, Bristol from 12-6pm.
Come & join us for this FREE Family friendly Carnival Party, Youth club procession, a Youth Talent show plus the Ujima Radio Takeover from 4-6pm starring Xiomara Musiq, Rayson & Brilliant plus Sambee with live performances plus carnival vibes courtesy of DJ Souls Liberation.
This is more than a parade, this is for our young people to be powerful, proud & seen!
Come & join us & get in the carnival spirit with Ujima Radio on Saturday 5th July at Docklands Community Centre, St Paul’s, Bristol!
Let’s make ‘Join Di Mas 2025’ unforgettable!
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Big Sexy Festy Party is back! The Free Festival celebrating 30 years and raising money for Feed the Homeless Bristol!

CHRIS LIBERATOR AND GRACE SANDS TO HEADLINE BIG SEXY IN EASTVILLE PARK

HOUSE MUSIC ALL DAY LONG
Big Sexy Festy Party
SUMMER SOLSTICE
SAT 21 JUNE
EASTVILLE PARK
BRISTOL
As an accolade to free party and free festival club ,studio and world touring DJs from our global and local house music- techno communities , here are our Kings and Queens of our UK free party and free festival culture celebrating 30 years of the BIG SEXY FESTY PARTY
BIG SEXY SOUND SYSTEM
HOUSE MUSIC ALL DAY LONG
SET TIMES
9 – 10.30. Chris Liberator
Stay Up Forever
7.30- 9.00. Jamie Rainbow
6- 7.30. DJ Grace Sands
DIY Sound system – Adonis
NYC Downlow – Block 9
4.45 – 6.00. Jess Warp – Big Sexy – Glastonbury
The Common.
3.30 – 4.45. DJ Tattoo John – Alabama 3
2.30 – 3.30. Sam T- MLC
1.00 – 2.30 Joe Hockham Liane Davey – Dig Deep Radio
This rockin party starts with a community radio style show in which Bristol’s Ujima Radio 98fm Miranda Rae opens up the day welcoming everyone to the field with Joe and Lianne Dig Deep Radio
SAM T will kick off into a playlist which later combines worldwide DJ legends Grace Sands DIY Soundsystem Nottingham – Memories And Tunes and Chris Liberator Stay Up Forever Collective with solid friends of the Big Sexy Festy Party playing deep funky and summertime party HOUSE MUSIC ALL DAY LONG with a bouncy wiggly uplifting acid tecno finish from the world’s best tecno DJ CHRIS LIBERATOR . All this on a mint hand built 10k rig from Jake Oily aka Bus Tunes – old school West country party legend .
This is a celebration of our deep friendships over 30 years of BIG SEXY and we are mega delighted with this astounding line up of our dearly beloved DJs all playing for free Jess , Jamie , Tattoo John Sam , Miranda , Chris , Grace , Stevie K and Oily all rocking the party inna BIG SEXY stylee !!Please share as this is rare !!
Don’t forget it’s a free festival but we are asking for guided donations of £5 £10 £20 according to your choice but all profits go to Feed The Homeless Bristol in line with the tradition of all our free parties over the course of our dance music history.
We also have REGGAE NATION – FUNK STATION – KIDS ZONE – CIRCUS – FIRESHOW – FOOD AND BARS
It’s the Summer Solstice BIG SEXY headlined by Chris Liberator , Grace Sands and friends – EPIC !!
Everyone will be expected to attend !!!
For info and tickets in advance go to
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David “Syd” Lawrence awarded MBE!

Congratulations to David ‘Syd’ Lawrence!

Having established himself as one of the country’s top Cricketers, after a tragic knee injury Syd became one of our beloved local celebrities, promoting & shining a spotlight on our City’s trailblazing music scene. The devastating news that Syd has Motor Neuron Disease (MND) rocked the city. Syd was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in June 2024. MND is an uncommon condition that affects the brain and nerves. There is no cure for MND but there are treatments to help reduce the impact it has on a person’s daily life. Syd has always been passionate about music over the decades, from a Jazz dancer to opening The Dojo which was a key venue as part of Bristol’s nightlife scene for 25 years.

Syd says:

“It is an incredibly proud moment to have been awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours. It is not something I ever thought would sit after my name, but I am absolutely delighted that it will do so for however long I am here and will be a part of my legacy when I am gone. As a proud Gloucester man who achieved his dream to play for England on the cricket field, it means a great deal to me and to my family who have supported me with all their love during some difficult times. I have always put my heart and soul into any challenge I have faced and that is how I have approached things since my diagnosis with motor neurone disease. With awareness and funds for research we can make a positive difference for those who will need it in the future.”

Sending blessings & love from all the Ujima family!

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