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Deja Vu is a pirate radio station institution in East London. The owner is man called Sting. His infrastructure birthed the careers of maybe 80% of today’s Grime stars plus many other genres.... yet you don’t know who he is. He hasn’t been given visibility.
So historically the endevours are not documented properly. The legacy is what’s used in music to commodify your brand. But how can you do that if your contributions are consistently downplayed?
I tried to amplify important Black voices that were unheard through my labels podcast series. Especially Black womens perspectives. The fight is endless.
To help these people need visibility. Not out of charity. But because they damn well built the infrastructure.
To help these people need visibility. Not out of charity. But because they damn well built the infrastructure.
People who were into Jungle. Who raved at Telepathy. But don’t know who Sting is... a black owner may I add.
You go online Youtube. Type in Grime. You’re bound to see a clash on “the roof” somewhere. Deja Vu 92.3FM. The same roof he owned. Not just the station. The damn building.
That’s Sting. The owner.
That’s Sting. The owner.
How do we go so far without someone who literally has played a part in most of the careers of East London Underground musicians being omitted from history and text.
This is what today’s about. It’s quite shameful.
This is what today’s about. It’s quite shameful.
Deja Vu had practically everyone on there from East London. I’m not exaggerating either. It was inspirational because until that time I was always dubious of Black run organisations. Like really?! Nah there’s got to be a White person behind him really pulling strings.
Nope Sting has literally been erased at important parts of the timeline. When Grime was banned on Rinse it was allowed to flourish on Deja Vu. This isn’t revisionist. Every single crew had a show on a Black run pirate station.
The point I’m getting across is how this has been allowed to happen. The Institutional Racism works like this. It’s not overt. It’s not name calling. It’s dismissive. While you then suffer burn out and eventually quit.
How can people scream “Class of Deja” but we don’t have discussions or literature on the man who gave many of us our break and what I mean by that is that it was undeniable how important being a part of Deja was to your career at that time.
Houseology Voices Episode 002 - Sting https://soundcloud.com/houseology/houseology-voices-episode-002-sting
