An outspoken supporter of independence in Angola, Bonga was exiled in the early 1970s after being affiliated with the anti-colonial insurgency. He travelled to the Netherlands where he recorded Angola 72, the album from which this song comes. Sung in the Angolan language of Kimbundu, mona ki ngi xiça loosely translates to ‘the…
The National and Islander Skills Development Association (NAISDA) was an influential indigenous organisation in Glebe throughout the 70s, 80s and 90s. In the 1970s an African American dancer, Carole Johnson. visited Australia as part of a dance company. After the tour Carole remained in Australia to work with the Aboriginal…
Often cited as one of the founding fathers of Afrika Connexions, Neville Legg presented Afrika Connexions for more than a decade. Every week, Neville presented the latest news from apartheid South Africa and he was still in the chair when Mandela was released and apartheid was abolished.
Radiothon 2024 Radio Skid Row’s Radiothon 2024 has officially launched, calling on listeners to support our vital community radio station. For over 40 years, Radio Skid Row has championed diverse voices and issues often overlooked, including homelessness, disability, and LGBTQ+ advocacy. This year’s Radiothon will raise funds that keep the…
The Marrickville Peace Group is a collective of individuals of disparate political views who come together to foster activities in support of peace and in opposition to war as a means of settling international disputes. They meet in the back room of a Marrickville cafe once a month and Nick…
What started as one program back in the 80s, has grown into many African programs at Radio Skid Row. The Ghanian, Sierra Leone, Somalian, Liberian and Jamaican communities are all on air at the station. In addition, several programs are done by young Africans from all over the continent mostly…
Paddy Gibson is an organiser with Stop the Intervention Collective Sydney (STICS) and has studied the impact on those in the ‘prescribed communities’. Since 2008 he has been a researcher for the UTS Jumbunna House of Learning. STIC is an open collective of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people committed to the repeal…
Pandemic Radio Pandemic Radio Pandemic Radio came about during the COVID-19 Pandemic and specifically the lockdowns of 2020 and 2021. Pandemic Radio aimed to bring the voices of a diverse range of people to the airwaves.
Hailing from Soweto, Paul Vulindlela Thusi not only took over the co-ordination of Afrikan Connexions he was also Radio Skid Row’s Station Manager for ten years. Having fled South Africa after the Soweto Uprising, everyone at Radio Skid Row used to joke about how he ran the station like a…
A powerful celebration of Hip Hop culture, spoken word poetry, film and community development is being hosted by community radio station Radio SkidRow. A FREE event was held on Sunday, 14 August 2016, at Addison Road Community Centre, it was broadcast live with the aim of spreading knowledge, consciousness and…