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Africa Lives On The 91Èȱ¬
Radio 1
The Blue Room
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On the first weekend in July, Rob Da Bank
and Chris CoCo host special editions of the Blue Room
shows, themed The Dub Club.
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Featuring on the show will be percussive sounds and harmonies
of African music across the continent.
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The Breezeblock with Mary Anne
Hobbs
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On Tuesday 5 July from 1.00 to 3.00am, Mary Anne
Hobbs hosts a special edition of The Breezeblock with Africa
Dope live in session.
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This hip hop act are from South Africa and will be bringing
listeners the raw and rhythmic sounds of hip hop from the townships and
cities of South Africa.
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OneClick
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From Monday 4 July to Friday 8 July at 3.00am, 91Èȱ¬ Radio 1's
acclaimed OneClick shows are African themed.
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Each morning has a different OneClick show, and all are
African themed shows: Record,
which will have three DJs showcasing essential tracks (Monday); Magazine,
hosted by Miquita Oliver, with a lifestyle-oriented show
(Tuesday); Open, with
guest presenters from music, sport and popular culture (Wednesday); Film,
with Radio 1's film critic James King (Thursday); and
a mix of music and comedy (Friday).
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Lamacq Live documentary: 'The
Beautiful Struggle'
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On Monday 4 July, 1Xtra presenter and UK hip hop don Rodney
P takes us to war-torn Sierra Leone to report on the burgeoning
indigenous hip hop culture.
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Rodney talks to local musicians, MCs and DJs who are pioneering
a scene in a country still recovering from a bloody civil war.
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OneMusic with Ras Kwame
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Tuesday 5, Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 July at 11.00pm:
Tonight, Ras Kwame takes the reigns from his fellow OneMusic
presenters Huw Stevens (Tuesday) and Rob da Bank
(Thursday) to host all three OneMusic
shows this week - all live from the Ghanaian capital of Accra.
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RasÌýwill co-host all three shows with UK hip hop rising
star Sway Da Safo. Both return toÌýtheir native Ghana
with some celebratedÌýGhanaianÌýartists to launch OneMusic's African Connection
competition, which offers Radio 1 listeners the opportunity to collaborate
with some of the best African musicians.
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Four winning entrants undergo three days of workshops
at WOMEX (World Music Expo) in Newcastle in October, culminating in the
recording of three tracks with professional musicians and guaranteed airplay
on Radio 1.
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During the three shows, Ras and Sway will be looking
at Ghana's High Life and Hip Life music scenes.
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High Life is the traditional music that started in the
Twenties and has morphed into a new genre called Hip Life, which fuses
a hip hop flavour to the native sound.
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Ras and Sway will explore their connection with Ghana
and Sway will be reunited with one of his Ghanaian hip hop friends.
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We will also hear from artists of Ghanaian descent from
the UK, including Dizzee Rascal, Rhian Benson,
Skibadee and Lethal B, who will discuss
the influence that their home country has had on their music.
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Ras will also set Sway a challenge to find a local Hip
Life artist and invite them to collaborate on a track.
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OneWorld
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DJ Edu, 1Xtra's host of its Destination
Africa show, hosts a special edition of OneWorld on Monday 25 July.
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Recorded live in Edu's homeland of Kenya, with invited
local musicians, the show promises live music and atmosphere from Nairobi.
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