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How to get a job with Shay Loko (27/03/2026)

Kamilah McInnis sits down with career coach and fellow Sussex University alumni Shay Loko.

Kamilah McInnis sits down with career coach and fellow Sussex University alumni Shay Loko, as youth unemployment reaches its highest level in more than a decade. Shay shares practical tips for jobseekers.

Kamilah also meets Oscar Miyanda, who's a new first-round judge for the BBC Make A Difference Awards in Sussex and Surrey. He reflects on going from award finalist to judge, and on his work supporting young people through sport, music and radio.

Plus, Carolynn Bain from Brighton's Afrori Books joins Kamilah for Black Ink, our monthly book club. They've been reading People Person by Candice Carty-Williams and reveal what's next on the list.

And hear from DJ and music curator Afrocat, fresh from launching her new compilation in Hove. Lost Tracks: Accra to Addis is a hand-picked selection of vintage East and West African music.

Join Kamilah McInnis every Friday from 7pm-10pm for great music, good vibes and conversations from our African and Caribbean communities.

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Music Played

  • Diana Ross

    I'm Coming Out

    • Woman.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 01.

  • Aswad

    Shine

    • Aswad: Greatest Hits.
    • Bubblin' Records.
    • 01.

  • The Staple Singers

    I'll Take You There

    • Stax Classics.
    • Stax.
    • 1.

  • Estelle

    American Boy

    • American Boy (Single).
    • ATLANTIC.
    • 01.

  • Jalen Ngonda

    Doctrine of Love

    • Daptone.

  • Sophia George

    Girlie Girlie

    • Girlie Girlie - The Best of Sophia George.
    • Trojan Records.
    • 1.

  • Kool & the Gang

    Jungle Boogie

    • The Very Best Of Kool & The Gang.
    • Mercury Records.
    • 7.

  • Alicia Keys

    If I Ain't Got You

    • The Diary Of Alicia Keys.
    • J Records.
    • 6.

  • Toots & The Maytals

    Pressure Drop

    • Reggae: The Very Best.
    • World Rhythm.
    • 3.

  • Tina Turner

    Steamy Windows

    • Tina Turner - Steamy Windows (single).
    • CAPITOL.
    • 01.

  • Narada Michael Walden

    I Shoulda Loved Ya

    • The Best Disco Album In The World....Ever.
    • VIRGIN.
    • 01.

  • Salt‐N‐Pepa

    Whatta Man (feat. En Vogue)

    • Now 1994 - The Millennium Series.
    • NOW.
    • 01.

  • Paul Russell

    Lil Boo Thang

    • RCA.

  • Arlo Parks

    Get Go

    • Transgressive Records.

  • En Vogue

    Don't Let Go (Love)

    • The Very Best Of En Vogue.
    • Rhino/Elektra.
    • 4.

  • Mario

    Let Me Love You

    • Now 61.
    • Sony Music.

  • Jorja Smith

    Price Of It All

    • FAMM.

  • Celeste

    Stop This Flame

    • Stop This Flame.
    • POLYDOR.
    • 01.

  • Sugar Minott

    Good Thing Going

    • Good Thing Going - The Greatest Hits of Sugar Minott.
    • Tilly Tunes.
    • 4.

  • Olivia Dean

    Man I Need

    • Capitol.

  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    Fantasy

    • The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire.
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • 01.

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  • Friday19:00
    BBC Radio Solent, BBC Radio Oxford, BBC Radio Sussex, BBC Radio Kent, BBC Radio Surrey & 1 more