DJ Lepke

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

DJ Lepke, together with his sister Ranking Miss P and Mike 'the Bike', formed DBC in 1980 as pirate radio station broadcasting a wide range of black music.^[1] Based in West London based 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. 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 9780906890998, http://books.google.com/?id=bqcOAAAAQAAJ&dq=%22pirate+radio%22+bbc 
3. ^ Miss P
4. ^ Dread Broadcast Corp.-Rebel Radio CD

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