Until next time…

Streatham SW Radio concluded this weekend but we hope to make The Streatham Arts Festival 2008 our 3rd time round of telling the world about it through our internet broadcasts. This year has definitely built on the success of our first pioneering broadcasts last year. This year we became a truely interactive multimedia organisation: the live internet broadcasts were supported by listen/download anytime interview recordings (or podcasts for short), a TV channel on youtube, a photography portal on Flickr and a live chat room.

Streatham SW Radio provided a diverse range of Streatham Arts Festival coverage engaging with our community, produced by the widest range of cultural groups, comparing well to the other great media organisations that have an interest in Streatham. That said, being a non-profit, open, community organisation we closely co-operated with other organisations, including local media, for mutual benefit.

The positive effect of the Streatham Arts Festival goes beyond its week long event each year and, similarly, the ambition of Streatham SW Radio is to support the growth of the festival and also other community causes in Streatham. In other words we’d like to broadcast more frequently, including between each annual event!

Thank you to everyone who has participated in the broadcasts and supported us.

Do feel free to comment on our output and tell us about what you think we should be doing in the future.

Talk Like That, Ambelique

We’re very honoured that Ambelique, friend of Streatham SW Radio, spared some time from his busy schedule recording his new album, to talk to us. Here’s another chance to hear the interviews of Ambelique talking to Rob Davis that were broadcast on our station. See the podcast links below.

Ambelique builds on his string of successes (including the cult soul hit ‘Talk Like That’) and enters a new era in his recording and performing career, roots based reggae, with the direction of producer Vivian Henry.

Listen now to Ambelique on how he started out and then met Sly and Robbie (one of Reggae’s best known, prolific and long lasting production teams).
Or download.

Listen now to Ambelique talk about the venues and audiences he has performed for.
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Listen now to Ambelique discuss the much loved ‘Talk Like That’ song paving the way for further successes.
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Listen now to Ambelique on how he writes lyrics, with tips on singing.
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Listen now to Ambelique on what he loves about the UK.
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Listen now to Ambelique build on his success in his new direction of roots based Reggae, with the backing of producer Vivian Henry.
Or download.

Listen to Vivian Henry, Producer, Dove Studios talk about his collaboration with Ambelique, the success of his son Cassius Henry along with the challenges of working in the music industry.
Or download.

Hear Ambelique’s music at:

Ambelique’s Soul myspace site

Ambelique’s Reggae myspace site

Hear Cassius Henry’s music at:

Cassius Henry’s myspace

Interview with Kadialy Kouyate from Jan Whyatt

Sunday Saint Leonard’s church in Streatham is filled with hymns and prayers but on Saturday night its gothic vault was filled with very different music from all over the world…

Headlining was Senegalese kora player Kadialy Kouyate who performs with Paraguayan harpist Kiki Petersen.

He explains how this extraordinary duo was formed after a chance meeting on the street…

Listen to Kadialy Kouyate talk with Jan Whyatt. Or download.

Some more photos of the Festival events and our studio

See more of these photos and our full archive on flickr.com/photos/streathamswradio

Podcasts of some weekend interviews

Well, we did promise!

On Saturday 14 July, Rob Davis spoke to some people at the fete at St Leonard’s Church then went onto the Fresh Bean Cafe on Streatham High Road for a tasty snack and caught up with the lady behind the Puppetry Theatre. Then, after some sessions producing shows at our studios, he was back at St Leonard’s Church for the World Sounds performances, interviewing some of the performers and organisers.

Listen to Julian Heather, Local Councillor, Streatham at St Leonard’s Summer Fete Saturday 14 July ‘07.
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Listen to opinions of 2 Ladies on the Festival and St Leonard’s Summer Fete Saturday 14 July ‘07.
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Listen to views of a young family on the Festival and St Leonard’s Summer Fete Saturday 14 July ‘07.
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Listen to views of lady at St Leonard’s Summer Fete Saturday 14 July ‘07.
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Listen to views of man involved in Festival parade and on St Leonard’s Summer Fete Saturday 14 July ‘07.
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Listen to views of Barber shop singer on Festival and on St Leonard’s Summer Fete Saturday 14 July ‘07.
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Listen to local, Ann, on the Festival at St Leonard’s Summer Fete Saturday 14 July ‘07.
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Listen to Puppeteer who performed the show at the Fresh Bean Cafe.
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Listen to World Sounds organiser Andrew Simpson at St Leonards Church.
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Listen to views of Carolina Herrera, Colombian singer and guitar player at World Sounds at St Leonards Church.
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Listen to views of Kadialy Kouyate, Senegalese Kora player at World Sounds at St Leonards Church.
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We continue…

Streatham SW Radio is on air for another week until and including Saturday 21 July. We will be broadcasting in the evenings this week and on Saturday from the afternoon.

The Streatham Arts Festival grows each year and has a lasting effect beyond the weeks events. We thought we would reflect this by broadcasting for an extra week up to and including Saturday 21 July, giving you the opportunity to hear interviews you may have missed first time round or enjoy all over again. Also this gives the opportunity for those wishing to present on the station who haven’t already done so.

Notable mention goes to those hard working souls involved in the festival that may have a little time now to listen in.

Over the course of this week, many more interviews will be posted here as podcasts for listening at anytime and these will be available long after we have finished broadcasting.

We also have video footage of the World Music event at St Leonards Church and of us at work on a live broadcast in the studio. This will be available once we have split this into clips that youtube can manage. It imposes a 100Mb limit on each clip and some of our recordings exceed this. We need to dig our video editor out to do the necessary. Meanwhile have a look at what we have on there already – youtube.com/streathamswradio – some footage of the street party and of local broadcaster Rakesh interviewing Imran Khan in India.

Check out our flickr.com/photos/streathamswradio photo site for a few more photos, more will be added shortly.

Thanks to everyone at the Arts Festival for a great range of events this year and for being enthusiastic interviewees.

What a weekend!

After a busy weekend into the early hours of Monday morning, then facing “The Day Job” monday morning and the chores of life, The Weekend Streatham SW Radio crew has finally caught up with posting some podcasts of interviews broadcast live this weekend. Sorry for the delay. Enjoy! More later…

Listen to Errol Lint talk to Lisa Langley about his performance and the Streatham Festival
or download.

Listen to Mayor Gibson talk about the Streatham Festival
or download.

Listen to JJ of the Steel Orchestra talk to Gemma
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Listen to Antonio Ribeiro, Festival Director talk about the Festival
or download.

Listen to local MP Keith Hill talk about the Festival
or download.

Listen to a discussion about poetry
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Listen to a poetry reading
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Listen to Anna, course leader of belly dancing class, an event at the festival
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Listen to Christopher Terry, a performer in the Comedy of Errors at the Rookery
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Streatham SW Radio was broadcasting live on the internet!

Streatham SW Radio was broadcasting live on the internet. Our broadcasts concluded Saturday 21 July.

Streatham Festival Launch Party Podcast

Noah Kyeyune spoke to Lennox Thomas at the Greyhound Pub, Streatham about the festival and its launch at the pub

Listen to Noah Kyeyune talk to Lennox Thomas at the Greyhound Pub, Streatham about the festival and its launch.
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Listen to Antonio Ribeiro Streatham Arts Festival Manager talking to Noah Kyeyune.
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Listen to Leah Levane, Streatham Town Centre Manager talking to Noah Kyeyune.
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Listen to Rosa Genchi, Music Programme Co-ordinator, Streatham Arts Festival.
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Listen to Jeremy Cline, Councillor talk to Noah Kyeyune.
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Streatham Arts Festival Launch

STREATHAM SW RADIO

Its that time of year again when the Streatham once again becomes a bubble of creativity and exitement. Streatham Arts Festival on its 6th year will be Launching in fine style and Streatham SW Radio will be podcasting the event to the run up for the Radio Broadcast in the early part of July till the 15thof July. Also join our myspace www.myspace.comstreathamswradio, or tell use your thoughts on our blog page streathamswradio.wordpress.com.

Our reporters for the day’s festivities will be:

• Wayne Chandai
• Russell Homan
• Noah Kyeyune
• Barbara Thorpe

It you want to report on the days activities for podcasting please rsvp Barbara Thorpe Thorpeb53@aol.com.
Following this our next production meeting will be held at Lewin Baptist Church, 22 Lewin Road Streatham,
Time: RMT ( Radio Management Team) starts at 7.30 pm sharp
Radio Production Meeting Starts at 8.pm
Please email barbara to confirm your attendence email Thorpeb53@aol.com

Celebrating the Arts and Cultural Diversity in Streatham Making a real and lasting difference to the community
Streatham Arts Festival Launch Party kicks off from on Wednesday June 20th @ 7pm.
Come and enjoy the fun, meet new people, network and share, be a volunteer.

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Launch @ The Greyhound Pub, Greyhound Lane, opposite Streatham Common

The Streatham Arts Festival 2007 is here and we want everybody to know about it! This year we’re launching in fine style by way of a celebratory launch party from 7pm on Wednesday June 20th in the fabulously renovated Greyhound Pub on Greyhound Lane.

So if you’re a curious local resident, a person with an interest in the arts, a performing musician or artist, a campaigning local politician, a community activist, a community group, a new arrival, an old hand, a generous sponsor, a potential volunteer, a discerning local business person, or somebody who is passionate about Streatham then this is the party for YOU!

Not only is the Streatham Arts Festival launching we’re doing so in partnership with the fantastic new community web-site www.swsixteen.com. That’s two parties for the price of £0.00.
We’ll have the odd speech of course but more importantly lots of music, song and dance to keep you entertained. We expect a large, friendly audience that constitutes the expanding Streatham Arts Festival family. We’ll also be adopting volunteers at our special Volunteer Table on the night so you too can join the fun and make a real and lasting difference to your community. You also get to go away with our funky new brochure which outlines the 30 plus events we’ve arranged between Saturday July 7th and Sunday July 15th.

Don’t be shy! Invite, email, phone, write or even sing to your friends, colleagues and family the sweet tune that is this invite! We very much look forward to seeing you there!