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Sickle cell, serious talent and creative excellence (19/09/2025)

Kamilah McInnis meets Hayley King, founder of Cianna's Smile.

Kamilah McInnis meets Hayley King, founder of Cianna's Smile, a charity supporting families affected by sickle cell in Reading and beyond.

The Sample Show is back! This week Kamilah uncovers the story behind one African disco track that has shaped some of the world's biggest hits.

Ibrahim Kamara, co-founder of the GUAP Gala, shares how his University of Kent event grew into one of the UK's most exclusive celebrations of under-represented creatives - now held at the Natural History Museum.

Kent-based singer Ginger Bennett drops in to speak about her new album CHOUETTE, and her "accidental" former rugby career. Plus, Lanisha Butterfield - an author from Oxford - joins the show to talk about her award-winning children’s book Flower Block.

For great music, good vibes, and stories from our African and Caribbean communities, join Kamilah every Friday from 7-10pm.

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Last on

Fri 19 Sep 2025 19:00

Music Played

  • Evelyn “Champagne” King

    Love Come Down

    • Ultimate... Divas.
    • Legacy Recordings.
    • 01.
  • Bob Marley

    Iron Lion Zion

    • Now 23.
    • EMI/VIRGIN/POLYGRAM.
    • 01.
  • The Jacksons

    Show You The Way To Go

    • Disco Fever.
    • TELSTAR.
    • 01.
  • Tyla

    Water

    • Premier sur le rap 2024.
    • Warner Special Marketing (France).
    • 22.
  • Cameo

    Word Up

    • Cameo: The Definitive Collection.
    • Island Def Jam.
    • 04.
  • Michael Jackson

    Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin'

    • THE ESSENTIAL MICHAEL JACKSON.
    • Epic/Legacy.
    • 17.
  • Janet Kay

    Silly Games

    • FANTASTIC 70's.
    • SONY MUSIC TV/COLUMBIA.
    • 17.
  • The Isley Brothers

    That Lady

    • Superfunk.
    • VIRGIN.
    • 03.
  • Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley

    Welcome To Jamrock

    • Welcome To Jamrock.
    • Universal Records LLC.
    • 03.
  • Juliet Roberts

    Caught In The Middle

    • Now That's What I Call Music! Vol. 25, Disc 2.
    • EMI.
    • 15.
  • Maceo & the Macks

    Cross The Tracks (We Better Go Back)

    • Funky Good Time: The Anthology.
    • Polydor.
    • 11.
  • Cat Burns

    All This Love

    • Since 93.
  • Ken Boothe

    Everything I Own

    • The Story Of Trojan Records.
    • Trojan.
  • Mariah Carey

    Dreamlover

    • Mariah #1's - The Best Of Mariah Care.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 01.
  • Destiny’s Child

    Say My Name

    • Say My Name.
    • Columbia.
    • 01.
  • RAYE

    Escapism. (feat. 070 Shake)

    • Human Re Sources.
  • Usher

    U Remind Me

    • Arista.
  • Whitney Houston

    I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)

    • Now That's What I Call 80s.
    • Now! Music.
    • 01.
  • 2Pac

    Changes (feat. Talent)

    • Changes (Radio Edit).
    • JIVE.
    • 01.
  • Artful Dodger

    Re-Rewind (feat. Craig David)

    • 30 Years: Three Decades of Dance - Ministry of Sound.
    • Ministry of Sound Recordings.
    • 38.
  • Sekou

    Catching Bodies

    • EMI/Republic Records.
  • DzԳé

    Love On Top

    • 4.
    • Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia.
    • 1.
  • Alicia Keys

    Empire State Of Mind (Part II) Broken Down

    • Alicia Keys - The Element Of Freedom.
    • Sony Music UK.
    • 01.

Broadcast

  • Fri 19 Sep 2025 19:00