Friday Flex EAVA FM 102.5

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 membe

rs 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. 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. Some of our previous guests have included:

• Dawn Penn
• Orange Hill - Ras Kwame, Jnr Tubby & Maxwell D
• Bass Layerz - Slipz & MC Spyda
• DJ SS
• Tha Deadeye
• Boss Man
• Emperorfari Sound System
• Mr Bonnie Blazer
• K.Y
• Loaneski
• Bass Militantz - Kyzr, Relentless, AT
• John Maveric
• Dragonhearts
• Ten

Alongside studio guests, we have also interviewed many International artists on tour such as Fatman Scoop and Bay-C from Reggae group T.O.K.. Another area The Friday Flex team is involved in is the Drum and bass scene, where we have worked with Dj's and MC's and organisations such as Hysteria, Formation, Eksman, Stormin, Majistrate plus many more. We also support different aspects of urban culture including Sports and the Arts. Working alongside MMA Battle Arena, we have welcomed many fighters from gyms across the UK to our studio. 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. One of our missions has always been to encourage growth and help develop all artists and events within the urban scene. We show our support by following up any interview or event we have attended with a full article alongside a video with photos. This is published online to encourage future events and to help community cohesion within the urban scene.