BUPPY C
When did you first Start DJing?
Buppy was 16 when he first started playing in parties on his estate. He had a little set called Channel one (not to be confused with the other Channel One)
What was the first record bought?
Buppy’s first record was “Polly Put the Kettle On” on a reggae beat!
Buppy started buying records with his paper round money and before long he was ordering his records from Randy’s in Jamaica. Every 2 weeks he would send the money from his part time job.
When he was 14 he used to go out with his sisters and friends to house parties with Ashley’s Dad and Shorty who educated him in the music and fuelled his music mania.
Buppy grew up listening to his Dad’s music collection and fondly remembers hearing, “Hey Fatman leave My Girl Alone” on a Bluebeat label. Buppy used to crawl over to the record player and try to put the records on. To save the family’s set, his mother bought him a record player of his own.
His mother liked Jim Reeves, John Holt and Gladys Knight so that gave him his appreciation of the softer sensual side of music.
What Sound Systems have you worked with?
Buppy has always worked on his own but followed Duke Reid, Coxsone, Fatman, Sufferer, Danny King, Lord David (who also did house parties as Duke Denton), TWJ(who went on to open up Nightmoves), Sounds Organisation. It was all about listening to top sounds and top sound quality.
What is your proudest achievement as a DJ?
Buppy has been on Vibes since it started around about December 1991. A friend of his called Liz said that some friends of hers had started up a station. Buppy had an interview and got the job!
Buppy proudest of making people happy worldwide
What kind of music listen to?(genres)
Buppy started buying soul during the 70s so he quickly became known for his reggae and soul collection.
What do you play on Vibes?
Caribbean Renaissance
Tuesdays 6pm – 8pm
Revival 68 -s and early 80s
Reggae Spectrum
Saturdays 4pm – 7pm
Reggae Vocals, new music and the cellar selection, revival so deep you need oxygen!
Musical Massage
Sundays 4pm – 7pm
1st hour Rare Grooves 60s – 80s; Slow Jams
last 2 hours RnB, Slow Jams, Gospel, Independent Soul. Last hour, young mothers’ selection, get ready for the musical massage.
Do you have any other interests you’d like to share?
Buppy teaches plumbing, sanitation, heating and green technologies at a further education college.
Shows by BuppyC on Mixcloud
SENATOR B
Universal Reggae Jam
Thursdays 8pm – 11pm
Mostly upfront vocals, latest music
Universal Reggae Jam
Fridays 7pm – 10pm
Four corners, roots, dancehall, lovers and revival
Rice n Peas
Sundays 1pm – 4pm (on rotation)
revival
When did you first Start DJing?
Senator Blessed B first started DJing when he was 14
What was the first record bought?
The first record that he bought was Easy by the Commodores
What Sound Systems have you worked with?
Senator’s first sound system was called Sylocks but before that he was lifting speaker boxes for Sledgehammer.
What is your proudest achievement as a DJ
Senator B has been on Vibes for 16 years!
Senator has recently won the Community Champion award for his musical contribution to the community. He also won a CMA award for Best Male DJ.
Senator’s proudest sound moment was when his Sylocks sound played Shaka and Saxon in an open air event.
And also Senator B was asked to play on the Beres Hammond Show at Wembley Arena so it is hard to pick the proudest as there have been many.
What kind of music listen to?(genres)
Reggae is his favourite but Senator enjoys all types of music.
Reggaewise Senator plays vocals, new and old and has a unique ability to select the most uplifting dancehall.
What do you play on Vibes?
Senator plays Reggae vocals, roots, dancehall, lovers and revival from Jamaica, the UK and all round the world.
Do you have any other interests you’d like to share?
Senator B is also a music producer and has enjoyed success with many riddims such as “Nah Skin Up” and the “Why Did You Leave Riddim”.
He also promotes dances and parties and shows.
Look out for some upcoming events from the Universal Reggae Jam.
Shows by SenatorBlessedB on Mixcloud
