Afrika Connexions is one Radio Skid Row’s longest-running programs. Starting back in the 80’s Afrika Connexions began as an anti-apartheid program run by the Pan African Congress of Azania. Following the release of Nelson Mandela and the election of the ANC to government, Afrikan Connexions became Radio Skid Row’s pan-African…
One of the efforts to take Afrika Connexions beyond the studio began with a hut in the Addison Rd Community Centre where Radio Skid Row is located. Named Afrika House, Paul Thusi started the hut in the 90s in an effort to establish a communal meeting space for those who…
Afrika Connexions is not only a successful community radio program. As a focal point for the wider African community of Sydney, Radio Skid Row has both initiated and been involved in many activities and events celebrating the diverse cultures of its listeners and supporters as well as providing inspiration and…
Born in Mozambique, Mingas began singing at a young age in her church. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s she had great success as a lead vocalist for the Orchestra Star de Mozambique and also toured the world as a support singer for Miriam Makeba. This song, written by Fany Mfumo – also from Mozambique…
History Skid Row is a project launching in 2022 that will take a deep dive into the rich and vibrant history of the past close to forty years of Radio Skid Row. From interviews with Skid-Rowers from the early days to speaking to those who are still around today –…
Kid Row Kid Row engages with the youngest members of our community bringing a sense of joy, fun and play into the station. The idea started from wanting to create a space for the children of broadcasters who could come in and see what their parents got up to and…
Lion Mountain Studio is a community project initiated by members of Sydney’s Sierra Leone community. The project was devised to assist people from Sierra Leone and other African communities to gain access and training in music making and recording in an informal structure, with the long-term goal of building the…
Tune in every Saturday morning to get your weekend groove kicking with the Nu’u Samoa team- Drey, I-Fi and Telu. You’ll hear the latest in what’s on about town in the community, interviews and discussions and birthday calls. No issue is too hard for this team. The added bonus is…
Our program, ODO NTI which is short for Odo Nti Kyere Wadwene, literally translated as “ for the love of the community give us your opinion”, seeks to include music, news and discussions that are pertinent to all the different language, minority and cultural groups that make up the Ghana…
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…