A weekly radio programme devoted to showcasing Black dance music tradition has been launched on BBC Radio 1Xtra.
The present will air on the station each Friday from 7pm till 9pm and can cowl genres together with home, jungle, drum’n’bass, amapiano, UK storage and extra.
Jeremiah Asiamah will current the present, having beforehand fronted 1Xtra’s Get Lit Mix, which is able to now proceed as a part of the Rave Show, kicking off every week at 8.30pm.
The British-Ghanaian DJ initially emerged as a broadcaster by way of Brixton-based on-line station Reprezent Radio.
NEW SHOW ON @1Xtra TONIGHT FROM 7PM!
OUR FIRST OFFICIAL HOME FOR BLACK ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC 🥺❤️
GARAGE > HOUSE > AFRO TECH > JUNGLE > AMAPIANO & SO MUCH!
IT’S CALLED THE 1XTRA RAVE SHOW 😁👌🏿 pic.twitter.com/QZ5XdpYSfe
— Jeremiah Asiamah (@JeremiahAsiamah) January 13, 2023
You can hearken to the primary version of 1Xtra’s Rave Show, which aired final Friday (January 13) right here, and tune into the following instalment tomorrow (January 20).
The information comes because the BBC reassesses its programming schedule, together with deciding whether or not to scrap or vastly slim down BBC Introducing, its scheme that helps up-and-coming musical expertise.
A gaggle of music organisations have shared their “grave concerns” with the BBC over the matter, writing to the BBC’s chairman, Richard Sharp, to ask for assurance that BBC Introducing can be protected amid cuts to native stations.
Last week (January 13), BBC Local radio presenters took to Twitter to announce that there could also be some vital modifications made to BBC Introducing programming.
Proposals seen by the presenters recommend that, if permitted, 21 of the community’s particular person native radio exhibits throughout England and the Channel Islands might both merge or stop to exist solely, and the remainder of help for artists could also be shifted on-line.
The BBC Introducing platform has helped to launch the careers of artists together with George Ezra, Ed Sheeran and Florence + The Machine.
Those writing the letter – together with together with Mark Davyd, CEO of the Music Venue Trust, Jon Collins, CEO of LIVE and the CEO of the Association of Independent Music, Silvia Montello – mentioned BBC Introducing performs a “vital role” in supporting new musical expertise within the UK.
In an in-depth report, NME spoke to among the presenters who championed acts underneath the ‘Introducing’ banner, together with BBC Radio London presenter Jess Iszatt.
Iszatt, who was an early supporter of each Loyle Carner and Celeste on her weekly present, mentioned: “We worry that artists, listeners and anyone else who benefits from BBC Introducing as a new music platform will not realise what’s happened until it is too late. Regionalising shows is just one step towards getting rid of them completely, and therefore cutting off a vital platform for new artists to get their music heard.”
In a press release supplied to NME, a BBC spokesperson mentioned: “Our new native radio schedules might be introduced sooner or later however they won’t compromise the essence of BBC Introducing. We‘re dedicated to sustaining devoted help for locating and sharing the work of latest expertise at every of our 39 native radio stations. Local radio will proceed to have a good time native artists and be an entry level for expertise.
“We need to acknowledge the changing listening habits of audiences and the intention is to reach even more people. Every local radio station has a place on BBC Sounds which has a fixed Introducing slot featuring prominently with more content than radio schedules could ever accommodate. We also regularly feature Introducing tracks and artists on breakfast shows and that will continue too.”