Robbo Ranx
Encyclopedia
Robbo Ranx is a UK dancehall
and reggae
deejay
. He has a show on BBC Radio 1Xtra
.
on a NW London sound system called Tippertone in the late 80's, which he co-founded with a school friend.
In 1989 he set up the record label Musik Street, recording and releasing tracks by artists such as General Levy, Sweetie Irie, Chuckie Star, Bobo General, Junior Dan and Jack Radics to name a few between 1989 and 1996.
In 1994 he helped to form Skyline FM, a pirate radio
station in west London. The success of the station led to Robbo Ranx hosting Unique FM's The Street Experience, a weekly show reflecting the reggae
music scene. In 2000, he left the pirate radio scene and joined Choice FM
to host a weekly reggae dancehall show.
In 2002 Robbo Ranx joined BBC Radio 1Xtra
a digital radio station that was launched on the DAB Digital Radio platform. Robbo hosted the 'Dancehall Splurt' radio show twice a week. In 2004, he won two bronze Sony Radio Academy Awards
for the radio show and 1Xtra's broadcast of Sting 2003, Jamaica's biggest dancehall festival.
He took dancehall reggae to the heart of the London's West End with the legendary Uptown Splurt, the longest running dancehall night in London which went eventually ended in 2009
Dancehall
Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s. In the mid-1980s, digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably,...
and reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
deejay
Deejay
A deejay is a reggae or dancehall musician who sings and toasts to an instrumental riddim .Deejays are not to be confused with disc jockeys from other music genres like hip-hop, where they select and play music. Dancehall/reggae DJs who select riddims to play are called selectors...
. He has a show on BBC Radio 1Xtra
BBC Radio 1Xtra
BBC Radio 1Xtra is a digital radio station in the United Kingdom from the BBC specialising in new black music, sometimes referred to as urban music. Launched at 18:00 on 16 August 2002, it had been codenamed Network X during the consulation period and is the sister station to BBC Radio 1...
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Career
Robbo Ranx began as MC and selectorSelector (disc jockey)
Selector is the term originally used for a reggae/dancehall disc jockey ....
on a NW London sound system called Tippertone in the late 80's, which he co-founded with a school friend.
In 1989 he set up the record label Musik Street, recording and releasing tracks by artists such as General Levy, Sweetie Irie, Chuckie Star, Bobo General, Junior Dan and Jack Radics to name a few between 1989 and 1996.
In 1994 he helped to form Skyline FM, a pirate radio
Pirate radio
Pirate radio is illegal or unregulated radio transmission. The term is most commonly used to describe illegal broadcasting for entertainment or political purposes, but is also sometimes used for illegal two-way radio operation...
station in west London. The success of the station led to Robbo Ranx hosting Unique FM's The Street Experience, a weekly show reflecting the reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
music scene. In 2000, he left the pirate radio scene and joined Choice FM
Choice FM
Choice FM, branded on-air as London's Choice, is a brand used by the UK's biggest radio company, Global Radio for its network of black music radio stations...
to host a weekly reggae dancehall show.
In 2002 Robbo Ranx joined BBC Radio 1Xtra
BBC Radio 1Xtra
BBC Radio 1Xtra is a digital radio station in the United Kingdom from the BBC specialising in new black music, sometimes referred to as urban music. Launched at 18:00 on 16 August 2002, it had been codenamed Network X during the consulation period and is the sister station to BBC Radio 1...
a digital radio station that was launched on the DAB Digital Radio platform. Robbo hosted the 'Dancehall Splurt' radio show twice a week. In 2004, he won two bronze Sony Radio Academy Awards
Sony Radio Academy Awards
The Sony Radio Academy Awards , started in 1983, are some of the most prestigious awards in the British radio industry. They are run by ZAFER Associates in association with the Radio Academy...
for the radio show and 1Xtra's broadcast of Sting 2003, Jamaica's biggest dancehall festival.
He took dancehall reggae to the heart of the London's West End with the legendary Uptown Splurt, the longest running dancehall night in London which went eventually ended in 2009
BBC 1Xtra
Robbo Ranx presents the weekly Dancehall show Thursday night at 10pm till 1am on BBC Radio 1XtraBBC Radio 1Xtra
BBC Radio 1Xtra is a digital radio station in the United Kingdom from the BBC specialising in new black music, sometimes referred to as urban music. Launched at 18:00 on 16 August 2002, it had been codenamed Network X during the consulation period and is the sister station to BBC Radio 1...