A special blend of Roots Reggae and Dancehall. The ultimate in reggae revival.
Presented by Sista Levi and Sista Zai.
Maria Stratford aka Sista Levi started at 3CR Community Radio in 2002 during her undergraduate degree where her technical major was Radio Production.
Sista Levi lived in Jamaica as a young woman and has kept a relationship with the country since the 1970s. Since 2010 Sista Levi has travelled to Jamaica nearly every year and has interviewed many artists there including Capleton, Beres Hammond, Marcia Griffiths, Big Youth, The Heptones, Gyptian, Mighty Diamonds, Busy Signal, Cocoa Tea, Johnny Clarke and many many others.
Sista Levi plays a selection of contemporary and classic hits from Lovers Rock, Dub, Dancehall and Roots Reggae.
Sista Zai started out as a reggae selector on the Melbourne reggae scene since 2007, playing various reggae nights held at Laundry Bar, The Mercat Cross, The Horn, The Reggae Cruise amongst other venues/events. Reggae brought her to community radio in 2008 and she has been a regular presenter on 3CR's Hip Sista Hop show since 2012. You can expect a blend of Old and New Roots, Dub and some Dancehall leaning towards the upbeat, conscious lyrics, melodic vocals and soulful harmonies.
Join Sista Levi and Sista Zai on Thursday nights at 10.00pm – 11.30pm.
Sista Zai is in the control tower on the last two Thursdays of each month while Sista Levi does the rest of the month.
Who doesn’t love a rummage through some books and CDs on a Saturday morning? Come join us at the 3CR garage sale - Saturday 16 November, 9am-2pm in the 3CR carpark at the rear of 21 Smith Street, Fitzroy. There’ll be CDs, records, cassettes, books, household goods, 3CR merchandise and much more! Curated by the weekly show The Sporting Record and all proceeds go directly to the station. This event is part of the Garage Sale Trail.
Applications are now open for DJing, DJ production (Ableton live) and darbuka workshops as part of the 3CR Salaam Radio Music School. We have limited places available for each of the three streams of training and all workshops are free of charge. Applicants from the SWANA diaspora and First Nations communities are strongly encouraged to apply. The aim of the workshops is to solidify the participants skills to be able to perform (if they wish) by the end of the training course live on Salaam Radio Show. More detail and the application form are here. Applications are due by 5pm on Friday 18 October to projects@3cr.org.au. This project is financially supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.
Are you part of a community organisation dedicated to connecting and engaging your community? 3CR is a great place to voice your culture and connect with community in your language. Programming at the station provides a platform to share your organisation's activities as well as music and stories by and for your community. We provide training and technical support for members to develop skills and gain experience in broadcasting and media communication. Share your language and culture through the power of radio at 3CR! For more information read our Community Organisation’s Guide to 3CR or contact Innez 03 9419 8377 / volunteers@3cr.org.au (Artwork by Aysha Tufa, 2017)
