FESTIVE
SHOWS
We were more than excited to announce our star-studded schedule across the festive season
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We had some amazing specials over the festive period, including shows from Philly Legend Dexter Wansel, Kym Mazelle and Mi-Life with Gordon Mac.
Have a listen back to some of festive specials on our Mixcloud player below: [ click the up next button for the full playlist ]
Elisabeth Troy
The voice of MJ Cole’s Crazy Love and numerous other dance records, Elisabeth Troy has been making waves since the 90s on both the underground and mainstream dance scene. She treats us to a royal selection on Boxing Day with records from Prince, Teena Marie and the Queen of Soul Aretha.
Sy Sez
Sy Sez, Reggae Special, 5-7pm
Our resident Sy Sez hosts a bi-weekly show every Thursday from 9-11pm on rotation with Booker T. He’s known for his house selections – specialising in deep, soulful and afro sounds. Sy takes on the genre challenge and takes a deep dive in his reggae collection on New Year’s Day.
Christmas Day [Listen Again]
Deadly’s Christmas Breakfast , 7-10am
Remember to tell the kids they can’t open their presents until 10am! Join Deadly for 3 hours of joyous music and cracker jokes from the whole Smedley family.
Pete Andrew, The Soul Kitchen, 10am-1pm
Pete will be coming to you live from the studio on Christmas Day – expect all kinds of surprises!
Greg Edwards, Soul Spectrum, 1-3pm
There’s nothing better than hearing the smooth accent of Greg Edwards while you’re eating your Christmas dinner. Smooth soul, disco and more to ease you into the afternoon!
Kym Mazelle, 3-5pm
‘The First Lady of House Music’ Kym Mazelle joins us for a one off show.
The American singer is regarded as one of the pioneers of House Music.
Her music combines, R&B, Soul, Disco, and Pop, and in her long career, Kym has collaborated with David Morales, Marshall Jefferson, Frankie Knuckle, Fatboy Slim, Pete Tong, David Guetta, Soul II Soul, Chaka Khan – the list really never ends!
Junior Giscombe, 5-7pm
The wonderful Junior Giscombe has had a long and varied career over the years, first becoming involved in the music industry in the late 70s.
He’s worked as a performer, songwriter, and within various areas of production over the years.
e shares his years of wisdom with us on Christmas day, with stories about everyone from Stevie Wonder to Michael Jackson, to Phyllis Hyman.
Dexter Wansel, Courtesy of Digital Jukebox Records UK, 7-8pm
The legendary producer, arranger, musician, composer and conductor Dexter Wansel is cited as having a huge influence on the sound of Philly soul – conducting for the MFSB orchestra, being the in-house writer, producer and arranger for Philadelphia International Records and A+R Director between 1978 – 1980. He takes us through his time at PIR during this one hour special.
Emma Noble, 8-10pm
British artist and DJ Emma Noble provide us with a sweet end to Christmas Day, with helpings of Donny Hathaway, De Barge and Lou Rawls.
You’ll most likely recognise Emma as one half of the dynamic female DJ duo ‘Noble & Heath,’ who’ve played across the UK and Europe at places such as Ronnie Scotts, XOYO and Glastonbury.
You’ll also regularly hear her gorgeous rendition of Marvin Gaye’s ‘Woman of The World’ on Mi-Soul!
D’Nyce, Soul’d Out Show, 10pm-1am
D’Nyce ends your day with an extended Soul’d Show, playing the best in neo-soul, RnB and soul.
Remember to tell the kids they can’t open their presents until 10am! Join Deadly for 3 hours of joyous music and cracker jokes from the whole Smedley family.
Pete Andrew, The Soul Kitchen, 10am-1pm
Pete will be coming to you live from the studio on Christmas Day – expect all kinds of surprises!
Greg Edwards, Soul Spectrum, 1-3pm
There’s nothing better than hearing the smooth accent of Greg Edwards while you’re eating your Christmas dinner. Smooth soul, disco and more to ease you into the afternoon!
Kym Mazelle, 3-5pm
‘The First Lady of House Music’ Kym Mazelle joins us for a one off show.
The American singer is regarded as one of the pioneers of House Music.
Her music combines, R&B, Soul, Disco, and Pop, and in her long career, Kym has collaborated with David Morales, Marshall Jefferson, Frankie Knuckle, Fatboy Slim, Pete Tong, David Guetta, Soul II Soul, Chaka Khan – the list really never ends!
Junior Giscombe, 5-7pm
The wonderful Junior Giscombe has had a long and varied career over the years, first becoming involved in the music industry in the late 70s.
He’s worked as a performer, songwriter, and within various areas of production over the years.
e shares his years of wisdom with us on Christmas day, with stories about everyone from Stevie Wonder to Michael Jackson, to Phyllis Hyman.
Dexter Wansel, Courtesy of Digital Jukebox Records UK, 7-8pm
The legendary producer, arranger, musician, composer and conductor Dexter Wansel is cited as having a huge influence on the sound of Philly soul – conducting for the MFSB orchestra, being the in-house writer, producer and arranger for Philadelphia International Records and A+R Director between 1978 – 1980. He takes us through his time at PIR during this one hour special.
Emma Noble, 8-10pm
British artist and DJ Emma Noble provide us with a sweet end to Christmas Day, with helpings of Donny Hathaway, De Barge and Lou Rawls.
You’ll most likely recognise Emma as one half of the dynamic female DJ duo ‘Noble & Heath,’ who’ve played across the UK and Europe at places such as Ronnie Scotts, XOYO and Glastonbury.
You’ll also regularly hear her gorgeous rendition of Marvin Gaye’s ‘Woman of The World’ on Mi-Soul!
D’Nyce, Soul’d Out Show, 10pm-1am
D’Nyce ends your day with an extended Soul’d Show, playing the best in neo-soul, RnB and soul.
We also had Sy Sez delving into his Reggae collection for a our ‘Genre Challenge Show,’ Janice & Lorraine taking us on a journey through Hip Hop, and Brandon, Ricky, Ronnie and Jon treating us to their ‘Guilty Pleasures.’
Additionally, ex Mi-Soul family and Glitterbox star Melvo Baptiste returns on Christmas Eve, rising French remixer, producer and DJ Young Pulse treats us on New Years Day to disco and soul, and we let behind the scenes staff into the limelight – our leading lady LEV takes to the airwaves.
Also, founder of Mi-Soul Gordon Mac takes us through his career from the start in an exclusive Mi-Life two-part special, hosted by Ronnie Herel.
In this two part series, founder of Mi-Soul Gordon Mac discusses his musical journey from the beginning to the present day. Hear stories about his introduction to DJing at 12 years of age, founding Kiss 100 and how Mi-Soul came to be.
Finally, Mi-Drive presenter Ronnie Herel celebrates 20 years in radio this year, and to commemorate, we are broadcasting a two hour special with Mike Vitti taking a deep dive into Ronnie’s career. They take it back to the beginning when Ronnie was collecting records as a teenager, right up to joining the Mi-Soul team.
Additionally, ex Mi-Soul family and Glitterbox star Melvo Baptiste returns on Christmas Eve, rising French remixer, producer and DJ Young Pulse treats us on New Years Day to disco and soul, and we let behind the scenes staff into the limelight – our leading lady LEV takes to the airwaves.
Also, founder of Mi-Soul Gordon Mac takes us through his career from the start in an exclusive Mi-Life two-part special, hosted by Ronnie Herel.
In this two part series, founder of Mi-Soul Gordon Mac discusses his musical journey from the beginning to the present day. Hear stories about his introduction to DJing at 12 years of age, founding Kiss 100 and how Mi-Soul came to be.
Finally, Mi-Drive presenter Ronnie Herel celebrates 20 years in radio this year, and to commemorate, we are broadcasting a two hour special with Mike Vitti taking a deep dive into Ronnie’s career. They take it back to the beginning when Ronnie was collecting records as a teenager, right up to joining the Mi-Soul team.
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