Just a reminder that my birthday party is going to be held on Thursday 7th September 2006 at The Avenue Winebar, 19 The Avenue, London W13 8JR (www.theavenue-winebar.co.uk).

It’s going be another fantastic night with lots of fun, entertainment and great music. We aim to get things moving from about 7pm to 7:30pm so make sure you arrive nice and early.

So join me as I celebrate my [21st] birthday yet again, in fine style on Thursday 7th September at The Avenue Winebar in West Ealing. To be included on the guest list please contact me via this link https://www.djsly.co.uk/contactme.html so that I can ensure your name is on the list.

Click the podcast.html link to listen to the Birthday Party Ad 2006.

October 2007, is BHM. Reminisce and celebrate with us during this time. Check out this link below for some historical and current events.

This year’s ‘Not Another Drop’ Peace March takes place on Saturday 7th October at 10:00am. It’s the third year that it will be staged. The March will begin at St. Andrews Church, Willesden and end at Oakington Manor School in St. Raphaels’s Estate, Wembley.

Say No to Gun Crime. For More Information contact Life FM on 020 8963 0935 or Earl Dinham on 07984 469 278.

Victor Fields returns with his latest album ‘Think Of You’. It’s another Smooth Jazz gem. Featuring covers of Bill Withers ‘Lovely Day’ and The Gap Bands ‘Yearning For You Love’ amongst others the album is a real treat for both Soul & Smooth Jazz lovers alike.

For more information check out http://www.victorfields.com and you can purchase the album from http://www.cdbaby.com

Fresh from winning the latest of her awards for ‘Legend’ at the recent World Music Awards (WMA) held in London. [Didn’t Mary just look a Million Dollar$ in that white outfit]. Mary J. Blige is back with a new album.

The new album is called ‘Reflections (A Retrospective)’ and contains some of her best work over 14 years and nine albums since ‘What’s The 411’. The album has four new songs including a brand new duet with John Legend.

Musically, vocally and production wise the album is second to none of the recent winter 2006 releases around the urban music world.

The good news continues with the month now set for Life FM’s five year FM community radio licence to start. You’ve all enjoyed Life FM on the internet, but now it’s going to get better with the move to the 103.6 FM frequency from April 2007. So that’s Life 103.6 FM as well as Life FM on the internet at
http://www.lifefm.org.uk

Life 103.6 FM are currently looking for people with a wide range of broadcasting skills including radio presenters! If you think you fit the bill and can rise to the challenge then check out the website at http://www.lifefm.org.uk for further information and an application form which you can download.

Merry Christmas and a really Soulful New Year from all of us at www.djsly.co.uk. .

The ‘Godfather of Soul’ James Brown died on 25th December 2006 in£Emory Crawford Long Hospital, Atlanta, U.S.A. He was one of the most influential soul artists of the modern era inspiring many performers with his great musical rhythms and beats. Born in the U.S.A. on 3rd May 1933, at Barnwell, South Carolina, James Brown was 73 when he died. His music however lives on.

Here is a selection of some of his great classics :-
1968: “Say it Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud” – Part 1
1970: “Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like A) Sex Machine” (Part 1)”
1985: “Living in America”

Grenada celebrated Independence Day (ID) on the 7th February 2007. Happy 33rd ID to all Grenadians!

One of the most exciting new artists is Joy Denalane. Born to a German Mother and a South African Father her music is a mix of Soul, Reggae, Hip-Hop and African. Her sound is truly unique. It’s not surprising really since her uncle is the legendary Hugh Masekela. Her new album is called Born & Raised out on Nesola Records. It looks set to carry and open up Joy’s fantastic music to an ever increasing fan-base.

“DEF1 is a multi talented individual with a natural flare to exceed in the music industry. Darius Ellington Forde is his full name reflecting his initials DEF, 1 meaning there can be only him, no replica’s compare.”

“He is a 22-year-old black male from South Kilburn, Northwest London. He has had a love for music from a young age and says every spare time he gets goes to creating beats, sampling tracks and practising his vocal.”

Wow for one so young DEF1 is really making, producing singing and rapping some real inspirational music well beyond his age. If you ‘Hate’ your British musical street beats with some vintage ‘Ol’ Skool’ flavours you will simply just ‘Love’ this album. ‘Love Me Or Hate Me’ is a must for your collection!

Avenues 87.7 FM (www.avenuesfm.com) returns for their latest RSL broadcast between Monday 5th February and Sunday 4th March 2007. Make sure you joint Sly for ‘The Sunday Afternoon Affair’ between 3pm and 5pm Sundays during this period.

The ICC Cricket World Cup for 2007 takes place between Monday 5th March and Saturday 28th April. You can follow your favourite teams and how they progress via the internet on www.windiescricket.com.. If you’re a Windies fan like me you can get more info on Brian Lara and his team at www.windiescricket.com..

My Myspace is finally here! That great networking & social website… www.myspace.com/sly1036 …Enjoy!

Tenpin [Acton] is currently running a promotion to win a brand new mini. It’s a free prize draw and the promotion runs until 31st July 2007. All you have to do it jot your details down on a flyer / form and drop it in at Tenpin. You can obtain full details by calling 0871 550 10 10 or via the website on www.tenpinwinamini.co.uk.

Life…begins at 8AM on Monday 16th April 2007. Remember this is Brent’s first legal community radio station, Life 103.6 FM’s has a five year Ofcom awarded FM licence to broadcast to the Harlesden and Stonebridge area and beyond.

So that’s Life 103.6 FM as well as Life FM world wide on the internet at www.lifefm.org.uk.

On Friday 10th August 2007 Life 103.6 FM will be launching a monthly residency at The Avenue Winebar in West Ealing to be hosted by our very own DJs. The event will be held on the second Friday of every month.

The venues relaxed setting coupled with our range of quality music will serve as an end of week remedy for all. For more information about this night check out www.lifefm.org.uk . .

This year’s Brent Respect Festival takes place on Sunday 8th July 2007 from 1pm to 8pm. The address is Roundwood Park, Harlseden Road, London NW10. At the time of writing it’s looking like Life 103.6 FM will be again spinning the sounds and comparing in the park. For more information check out (www.brent.gov.uk/respect).

Ebony Evans from Atlanta, Georgia is the new singing sensation. Her genre of Nostalgic Soul music is just a truly amazing sound.

Her album is available now and you can purchase it from the link(s) on her website www.ebonyevans.com. It’s also good to check her myspace page at www.myspace.com/ebonyevans where you can listen to tracks from the fantastic debut album ‘Luv’s Fire’.

Ebony was in a phone interview with me on Sunday 1st July 2007 on Life 103.6 FM. It was fantastic!

Kanye West performed a one off secret gig at Central Hall, Westminster on Monday 20/08/2007. This was part of the Vodafone TBA [Live Music] series of events.

The location was kept a secret until 3pm that afternoon, when a selected number of people received the second of two text messages confirming the location. Having been told in the text to arrive between 18:30 and 19:30 it was evident by the length of the queue that we were not going to get in before 19:30. In the end that did not matter as the entry time was not being enforced.

It was not until 21:15 that the concert started, with the ‘I Wonder’ track from the new album opening up the gig. It was a strange venue for a concert and sitting in the circle the acoustics was not the best it could have been.

Kanye performance was full of energy as he danced, sometimes giving the impression that he was in a boxing match bobbing and weaving. He sung most of his hits from the first two albums. The only glaring omission was ‘Gold Digger’ from the ‘Late Registration’ album. After about 45 minutes you felt as those the concert was coming to an end. There were one or two encores that stretched it out for just over an hour with the final song being ‘Touch The Sky’.

In my opinion I felt the concert rated 7/10. The gig was being filmed for later transmission on Channel 4.

Kanye West ‘Graduation’ album is released on Monday 10th September 2007.

The March will begin on the green opposite Bridge Park Community Leisure Centre, Harrow Road, London NW10 0RG at 12 noon stopping at points of memorial. It will end at St. Augustine’s CE High School in South Kilburn with refreshments and speeches.

For more information contact Earl Dinham on 07984 469 278 or Marcia on 07769 641 620 or e-mail: notanotherdrop@googlemail.com

On Monday 15th October 2007, Life 103.6 FM is moving from Stonebridge to Harlesden. We will be broadcasting from our brand new premises above the Abbey in Harlesden High Street. It’s going to be a very exciting time for us all!

Add. Life 103.6 FM, 2nd Floor, 89-93 High Street, Harlesden, London, NW10 4NX
Tel. 020 8963 9560
Fax. 020 8963 9561
New studio number 020 8963 9566
Web. www.lifefm.org.uk

If you want, need, like or require a DJ for the forthcoming festive season…get in contact with me via the links and / or info on this website as bookings are now being taken.

Admission free and we are open till 3am. Bring in the New Year in a fine style!