The Friday Flex attends Dawn Penn + Guests LIVE

The Friday Flex team were excited to attend a live performance from a Reggae icon Dawn Penn in Leicester. The event which was held at the Music Cafe was also supported by local artists.

Date: 26th April 2013, Venue: Music Cafe, Leicester.

As we entered the venue we were impressed by the sound system which was provided by The Biscuit Tin Sound system. The DJ was playing some reggae anthems to get the crowd warmed up for the evening. The playing of ‘Dang... read more

Added: Monday 20th May 2013 08:26:30 AM

Friday Flex meets Legendary Reggae Singer Dawn Penn

The Friday Flex show was honoured to welcome The Legend Dawn Penn to our show for an interview before her performance later that night in Leicester.

Date: 26 April 2013, Venue: EAVA FM Studios, Leicester.

During the interview, Dawn discussed her musical background and how she learned to the play the violin, piano and organ growing up. We played “Here’s The Key” from the Vintage Album 1 and Dawn revealed the viol... read more

Added: Monday 20th May 2013 08:22:26 AM

Friday Flex Meets K.Y at EAVA FM Studios Leicester

The Friday Flex show was honoured to welcome one of Leicester’s hottest UK Hip Hop artists K.Y.

Date: 19th April 2013

K.Y [pronounced Kay Wy not Kie] discussed how he started writing music at the age of 12. He also discussed how much he enjoyed playing football, however decided to pursue a music career as this was what he loved the most.

Releasing music a... read more

Added: Wednesday 1st May 2013 08:55:00 AM

Friday Flex team from EAVA FM goes to One Dub at The Music Cafe in Leicester

Arriving before the doors opened, we were greeted by two massive stacks of speakers located at either side of the dance floor.

Date: 6th April 2013, Venue: The Music Cafe, Leicester

The final sound checks were in progress and the different speakers were being put through their paces. First off the top set which were more focused on the hi-hat or cymbal sounds. The sound coming from both stacks wa... read more

Added: Tuesday 23rd April 2013 09:28:22 AM

Friday Flex meets Emperorfari Sound System in the EAVA FM studios

The Friday Flex team were honoured to welcome Scee Naphtali, Bonnie Blazer and Jam Dubber from the mighty Emperorfari Sound system. Scee Naphtali discussed many different aspects of the Sound system and Roots Reggae culture.

Date: 5th April 2013, Venue: EAVA FM Studios

Born in Kenya, Scees family moved over to the UK in the 70’s. From the tender age of eight, Scee listened to Roots Reggae. As he grew older, Scee would attend the old Blues and Dub sessions. The inspiration from these influen... read more

Added: Sunday 21st April 2013 05:52:23 AM