Friday Flex
Leicester
www.fridayflex.com 9pm-11pm at EAVA FM, hosted by Veej & Sush. Bringing you the best of R&B, UK Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop, Rap, Dancehall, Dub, Jungle, Drum & Bass, Dub-Step & Urban Culture.
The "Friday Flex" show is a programme dedicated to supporting local Leicester, UK and international talent from music of black origin and urban culture. The show plays music from many different urban music genres including Hip-Hop, R&B, Jungle, Drum & Bass, Reggae, Dancehall, Dub, Dubstep, UK Garage and much more. The show is presented by Vijay Umrao (Veej) and Sushil Umrao (Sush) along with members of the community who want to gain experience in the radio industry.
From a very young age Vijay has been a big fan of urban music and culture, one of his childhood dreams came true when he became a member of the EAVA FM management team. He then founded and began presenting the "Friday Flex". The first live broadcast was on the last Friday of February 2012.
Sushil joined Vijay on the show from October 2012 bringing with him a different style and persona. Sushil's musical tastes include Reggae, Dancehall, Dub, Jungle, Drum & Bass, and Dubstep. Vijay’s musical tastes include Hip Hop, R&B, UK Garage and enjoys all music of black origin. Working together, the two presenters have developed a show which is informative, funny, topical and positive.
Both presenters strongly believe in "Unity" and "Community Cohesion". Whilst the UK urban scene tends to be the main focus area of the show, the "Friday Flex" also presents music from the international music scene.
The show has regular guests who come into the EAVA FM studios for in depth interviews. Guests have included local artists such as Dragonhearts, Killa T, Worlds Apart, Triix, Boss Man, Shot 21, Kerfew, Loaneski, John Maveric, Emperorfari Sound System and K.Y. We have also welcomed Vega from South Africa, J-Sol, Bay-C from globally renowned dancehall group T.O.K, MMA Battle Arena and the legendary reggae artist Dawn Penn.
The show tries to capture the Friday night feeling by playing a range of feel good music for the listeners tuning in. The team always encourage listeners to contact the show with any shout outs, requests or dedications. The passion of the presenters, along with the selection of music and the audience participation all play key roles in the success of the show.
"Friday Flex" is also helping artists and the urban culture scene by attending events and performances such as Notting Hill Carnival, Hysteria, Mixed Martial Arts, One Dub and other live shows and events.
After the interviews and live shows an article, photos and a short video is produced and published online to encourage future events and to help community cohesion within the urban scene.
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