With the cost-of-living crisis leading to the closure of community spaces around the UK, and the pressures on urban development projects, this episode of LSE iQ asks, are we in danger of losing our communities?  

Speakers: Professor Shani Orgad, Dr Divya Srivastava , Dr Julia King, Dr Olivia Theocharides-Feldman 

Research links: 

“Listening in times of crisis: The value and limits of radio phone-in shows” by Shani Orgad, Divya Srivastava, and Diana Olaleye 
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/01634437241308729?af=R  

Making Space for Girls project, with Dr Julia King and Olivia Theocharides-Feldman 
https://www.lse.ac.uk/Cities/research/cities-space-and-society/Making-Space-For-Girls  

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Are we in danger of losing our communities?

Lexis is in Toronto and drops by his talented friend Raf Reza’s studio for another superb session of the Back 2 U show. Tons of discoveries, personal stories, laughs and cries. 

What record would you send back in time? What do you like to sing in the shower? A record everyone loves but you hate? What record makes you cry? And many more.

Growing up in Tokyo, living in the UK, and now based in Toronto, Raf’s sound has progressed over the years drawing inspiration from his many different homes. His debut album ‘Ekbar' continues to explore his obsession with all things dubwise, heavily referencing his UK connections as well as introducing Bengali cultural references into his work. 

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Outsiders: BACK 2 U (Hosted by Lexis) w/ Raf Reza @ Kiosk Radio 17.04.2025

YouTube's algorithm has a knack for uncovering previously unheard records and transforming them into online cult classics, destined to climb into millions of views. One such album is Tatsuro Yamashita's 1982 LP "For You" - a work of pure & immediate sunniness, evoking endless summer evenings enjoying fruity cocktails. The record contains all the hallmark features of Yamashita's music and the "city pop" genre with which became synonymous: funk & jazz inflected pop with taut melodic songwriting, pristine production quality and a playful disregard of pretension. 

[Anu](https://www.nts.live/shows/anu) spends a joyful two hours playing some of his best work on this In Focus. 

Image: Air Records 
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In Focus: Tatsuro Yamashita 170420

Connection: SHIMA SHUN - 05.05.25

2021年の秋に収録。

1. Carles Cases - Competición
2. Ultramarine - Breathing
3. Jules Broussard - Maltese Connection
4. The Mystic Jungle Tribe - Jupiter and Callisto
5. Jodeci - Stay (Swing Bass)
6. Futurologischer Congress - Körperwärme
7. Jah Wobble + Ollie Marland - Running Away
8. Rebbie Jackson - Centipede (Extended Instrumental)
9. 坂本龍一 - レーザー・マン
10. Benedek - Tuff Luv
11. Aurra - Talking In Your Sleep
12. 久石譲 - The Winter Requiem
13. Niko Tzoukmanis - Free Hugs


MIX for Abysmal
https://soundcloud.com/abysmal_lounge/abysmal-lounge-165-rgl-guest-mix

"I'm here. I'm glad you're there." (2021)

May 2025 Al Hara show, starting with a big slice of dub to set the tone, then weaving into many corners of music, connected by a feeling! Enjoy

Aural Delights #40

Tasty Love / DJ Dreamboy (19/06/25)

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XJAZZ! Festival - Anastasiia Pokaz & Seb Hecht - 12 Jun 2025

Sounds of Heaven with Ayanna Heaven @ The Lot Radio 08-07-2025

This was recorded in my private studio in September 2025.

dj mix "septemba's passage way"

Let's Ride: SUZU with SHENAAZ - 28.08.25

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