DJ Lepke

DJ Lepke, born Leroy Anderson Lepke, is the founder of the Dread Broadcasting Corporation (DBC).

DJ Lepke formed DBC in 1980 as the first black-owned UK pirate radio station broadcasting a wide range of black music.[1] Based in West London DBC played reggae on Friday nights in a format based on sound systems style and using heavy dub echo and reverb in the links. DBC also broadcast soul, funk, R&B, Afrikan (South African black music), jazz, and soca (upbeat calypso). DBC was unique among radio stations in the UK at the time, a black-run station broadcasting black music to a mixed audience. Ranking Miss P, who later dj the first reggae show on BBC Radio 1, commented: "There's never been a station run like DBC. Our format allows us to play music that would otherwise never be heard publicly. We create movement within the industry."[2] DBC was the first black owned and controlled radio station in Europe.[3]

Through DBC DJ Lepke is credited with helping to kick-start the careers of artists such as Lloyd Bradley, Neneh Cherry, and Ranking Miss P.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Rebel Radio
  2. ↑ Hebdige, Dick (1987), Cut'n'mix: culture, identity, and Caribbean music, Taylor and Francis, pp. 155–156, ISBN 978-0-906890-99-8
  3. ↑ Miss P
  4. ↑ Dread Broadcast Corp.-Rebel Radio CD
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