Shades of the Blues is presented by Richard Levinge and John Banks and is the longest running blues and classic soul show in the West. Richard and John have been presenting in Gloucestershire, Swindon and Bristol for over 20 years. The show is built on a mix of 90 years of classic blues tracks from 1929 to 2018, current blues and blues influenced releases and a good smattering of classic soul and R and B. New releases (including re-releases) make up a large part of the playlist and are featured for several weeks. Richard and John have a deep experience of the music and providing listeners with historical information about the music and insights into the characters and lives of the performers, in their enthusiastic and often witty way. Details of current gigs and UK tours are regularly featured. We feature new books about the blues and soul as they are published We are very enthusiastic about the music and encourage listeners to look for the music and to find out more about its rich heritage.

DJ Style has been an instrumental part of establishing the Hip-Hop R’n’B scene in Bristol. Building on his reputation and being involved with radio station as far back as the late 80's, DJ Style created his own a radio programme from the success and impact of the Code of the Streets mixtape which started in 2001. Currently Style is co-presenting on BBC Radio Bristol and BBC Somerset, starting out on Pirate station, S.P.E.C FM, Raw FM, Dance FM, & Passion FM. Code of the Streets radio show has gone on to grow from strength to strength being regularly featured every Saturday night 8pm - 10pm on Bristol's Multi Award Winning Station Ujima 98fm since 2008. The show has featured interviews with the likes of international superstar Wyclef Jean, RnB singer Brandy, Carleen Anderson  and Hip Hop legend Kurtis Blow. Only recently DJ Style became a recipient of a Media & Music Award at MTM Awards, a ceremony that celebrates the excellence & achievements of the Asian, Black & Ethnic Minorities in the South West.  Now in its sixth year the event welcomes over 3000 people across communities, over 1000 nominees and with over 60,000 voting online since inception in 2012.

Sandra Gordon – co presenter of the Rise Women show which is aired on Monday’s and repeated on Sunday. A chance meeting with co founder Lynn Mareno in the green room of a TV comedy in 2013, gave birth to the idea of Rise a social enterprise, which was established after a discussion about the lack of visibility of black businesses on the high street. The organisation specialises in providing opportunities for those businesses to promote what they do to a wider audience through organised events, exhibitions and on our weekly radio program on Ujima 98fm, who we joined in 2015. Socially I am also involved in a few projects and enterprises that focus on supporting the under presented in the city to have the same opportunities to move forward in their lives. My hope is that everyone in Bristol has an equal opportunity to benefit and enjoy the fruits of this prosperous vibrant city. It will be normal to see an all-inclusive diverse high street within the city centre. Ethnic role models and those in senior prominent positions of power will be easily visible and reflect the make-up of a changing Bristol.

Lynn Mareno is part of the Risewomen partnership who present the Monday show, Risewomen on Ujima radio since May 2015 Co - founder of Rise, a community social enterprise org founded in 2013 which  along with her co presenter, Sandra Gordon, promotes black businesses by holding an annual awards ceremony . She is a community activist that likes to be involved with community projects and events that support the African Carribean heritage  community of Bristol She also runs her own complimentary business  as a Counsellor, Wellness coach and transpersonal body Psychotherapist .

I am a Business and Marketing Grad, and a music producer in all types of genres. I have been part of the Ujima team for 10 years, but only as a part time assistant in different events and on the Cruising Show with the old host Sadia. Where she has now gone, I have taken her place and I am on air every Tuesday from 4-6pm with my co-host Maddy Snapchat: asher_1988

I am a fine art graduate with over a decades  experience in the make-up industry. I currently work for a brand called Fenty Beauty alongside presenting for Ujima. Music has always been a big part of my life and I have had a love for broadcasting from a young age. My journey in  radio begun in 2016, doing celebrity and entertainment features for my friend Sadia's show. This led to taking over the Tuesday cruising show slot, when Sadia left to join the BBC. I now present the show weekly with my amazing co-host Asher. Where we strive to bring good vibes and be the soundtrack to everyone’s Tuesday afternoon.

Angel Mel Selector was born and bred in the heart and soul of the Bristol music scene. Coming from the West Country with her roots planted in Reggae,  Drum & Bass and Trip Hop, later branching into other areas of underground dance music genres, such as Acid Jazz, Broken Beat and Deep and Soulful House. Referring  to herself as a selector, specialises in playing long sets where she can weave her magic . by choosing the juiciest cuts from a wide cross section of music including; Soul, Funk, Rare Groove, Boogie, Disco, Soulful & Deep Afro House and Club Classics. She believes the music should the played the way it was intended without tricks or gimmicks. As well being a professional DJ Selector, Angel Mel has worked on local radio for over five years, from BCfm to Soul Train Radio ad now where she resides at Ujima Radio, Bristol’s number 1 station.  Catch Angel Mel Spread Love show, Tuesday’s 6-8pm on www.ujimaradio.com

Velvet After Dark are a DJ Collective, and co founders Els and SAZ host thier show here on Ujima 98fm. The show takes listeners on a late night journey, celebrating the diversity and unity of human kind. With identity and and belonging at the core of their philosophical and spiritual exploration they look at myths and stories, current inspirations from around the world and further ideas from the cosmos.   Their DJ sets are an exploration into rhythm and vibrations across the decades, as they seek to connect the mind and the body, bringing good vibes and fluid movement for all those ready to go deep on the dance floor. Every 2nd Thursday at no. 51 Stokes Croft, Velvet After Dark play live with an eclectic selection of vinyl from around the world.   'Velvet After Dark' every Friday early hours (12-2am) on Ujima 98fm.   https://www.facebook.com/VelvetMagnetic/ velvetmagnetic@gmail.com

Brother Madu - Afrikan Men Chattin - Sun 2-4pm

Qualified journalist involved with Ujima for over ten years and worked with various local community radios.   Very committed to Youth and Community Development and Veteran in the music and promotion business.

 

Miranda Rae is currently a TV and Radio presenter voice over artist, narrator and compere. From BBC Radio 5 Broadcaster to TV presenter, from mainstream commercial radio to Head of Specialist Programmes for Galaxy Radio, club DJ and music specialist to newspaper columnist, Miranda Rae certainly has more strings to her bow than most. From her teenage years Miranda has been involved in the music & media industries. As head of Specialist Programmes on Galaxy Radio Miranda presented both specialist & mainstream shows for many years. Miranda also won a Sony Award when presenting Euromix on BBC Radio 5. Miranda's experience ensures she is not pigeon holed into one style of presentation & is extremely proficient presenting speech, commercial, news or music shows alike.

Roger is the Executive Chair and Director of Strategy & Partnerships for Ujima Radio CIC where he is also a broadcaster with his own show  called Bristol’s Big Conversation. He is a social entrepreneur delivering community and social action projects and runs a media and community consultancy 2morrow 2day connecting businesses and organisations with many talented communities. These initiatives include consultation, media, employment and diversity projects. In the 1980’s Roger had periods of unemployment before rediscovering education, moving from trainee to senior manager in local government where he specialised in social housing, empowering communities and working on a number of schemes to develop Black staff. He published his first book ‘My American Odyssey-From the Windrush to the White House in 2015. This compared and contrasting America and Britain during the term of the first black president and his own families journey from the Caribbean. He is an artistic producer, columnist for cultural magazine Bristol 24/7 and Bristol Post and a film curator and is an associate lecturer.

Gwen is a radio presenter and voiceover artist, who has been chatting into a mic for over five years. After programming events in West Wales for years, including gigs ranging from dub to DnB, blues to jazz, classical to a cappella, plus theatre and community events, she hosted the Sunday Arts show for Nation Broadcasting in Wales, and is excited to be on board to present a whole new weekly arts and culture show for Ujima - Culture Shock, Fridays 10am-12pm. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gwen-watson/ Show info: Culture Shock Fridays 10am - 12pm   Check in to the all new weekly arts + culture show as Gwen Watson takes a look at upcoming events and chats to artists and performers.

Bristol very own weekly Soca radio show is hosted by a collective of the city's leading Soca DJs - Kaptin (AAA Badboy), Dub Boy, Sam Atki2 and Jonesy Wales. They will be playing new tunes from across the Caribbean, covering Bashment Soca, Groovy Soca, Dennery Segment, Jab Jab, Power Soca, Bouyon, Chutney and beyond. Bristol has been brewing a small but passionate Soca scene for the past few years, through producers such as Jus Now and nights such as Ruffneck Diskotek at Cosies run by Dub Boy and Sam Atki2 or Tun Up!

Kaptin (AAA Badboy) -  @KaptinIsDead (Twitter) @AAABadboy (Instagram) AAA Badboy (Facebook) Dub Boy - @DjDubBoy (Twitter) Dub Boy (Facebook) Jonesy Wales -  @Jones_MC (Twitter) @jonesy_wales (Instagram) Sam Atki2 - @sam_atki2 (Twitter)