Dee Shy - The UK's First Birmingham Female MC is Back!

by Jerade James Jr

Posted on 14 July 2024


Dee Shy - The UK's First Birmingham Female MC is Back!

1. Who was your influence, and when did you first realise that you have a love for the Hip Hop culture?


“For me it was in the early 80s when pop music was not my scene, but the Street Sounds USA style was. I remember The Electro Volumes from 1 to 12 and so on, follo ...

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Yvonne Curtis, The Jamaican Queen of Reggae/Soca

by Jerade James Jr

Posted on 04 June 2020


Yvonne Curtis, The Jamaican Queen of Reggae/Soca

Question 1 - When did Yvonne Curtis first discover she had a voice and how did she use it?


I started signing in church at an early age in St Anne’s, Jamaica. When I came to England it went on the back burner for a few years then I entered a talent contest and came t ...

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Moffat Vs The Birmingham Muslim Community

by Jerade James Jr

Posted on 27 December 2019


Moffat Vs The Birmingham Muslim Community

A Birmingham school teacher by the name of Andrew Moffat introduced a new program called 'No Outsiders' at his school, Parkfield Community School. The program was geared at introducing LGBT and diversity to primarily 5 year old Muslim children at the 99% Muslim school which sat within a large Mus ...

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Keni Stevens - The Master of UK Smooth Soul

by Jerade James Jr

Posted on 12 September 2019


Keni Stevens - The Master of UK Smooth Soul

Keni Stevens is a master of UK Soul and has been a key contributor to the Soul movement within the UK since the late 70’s. He’s still heavily involved in the music industry since joining the band ‘Raw Energy’. The most played album during his solo career was his incredible ...

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