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CHENTS takes the wake up call twice a week on The NTS Breakfast Show.

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Translating literally as “Shibuya-style”, named after the shopping district of Tokyo, which during the ‘90s was the epicentre of the kitsch and Western retro throwback aesthetic, Shibuya-kei bands drew heavily from easy listening pop movements of the 1960s – bossa nova, psychedelia, yé-yé and more.

Brenda Ray

NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of Brenda Ray on 4 October 2019. Brenda Ray has been played on NTS over 180 times, featured on 157 episodes and was first played on 4 February 2014.

Brenda Ray (a.k.a. Brenda Kenny, Polly Rithm) continued her musical career from Latin Jazz band Inside Out, as one third of a post-punk/dub trio from , UK. Together with Gerry Kenny - The Lancashire Rats, (a.k.a. Sir Freddie Viadukt, The Minister of Noise). and Captain Catchpole aka Bomber McBain.

Between 1979 and 1980 (as trio), released x3 cassettes on rum records as naffi sandwich , and 7" vinyl on absurd records (1979). naafi sandwich, slice one/slice two.

Freddie and Polly go sailing without the Captain. 1980 as naffi(duo) , rum records, rum 5, 7" vinyl, d'ya hear me!

x2 naffi cassettes (rum 4 and rum 6)

Naffi, Yum Yum Yum Yum Ya, Ark Records. vinyl lp Naffi-Locksman, Ark Records, 1985. vinyl lp

Brenda and The Beachballs, Probe Plus Records, 1986. 12" mini album - Volume One Brenda Beachball Kenny (with Chop Walker) Tall Dark Stranger track on Bugs On The Wire, Leghorn Records 1986

1986-1989 Brenda and The Beachballs, Siren/Virgin Records x3 12" and x3 7" vinyl Yummy -Ya! b/w Dancin' Thru The Night and Yummy-Ya1 version Catch A Falling Star b/w Catch A Falling Star(version) Catch A Falling Star(7" ext) d'ya hear me! mandarin mooch b/w d'ya dub?

Between 1995 and 2005 Brenda Ray recorded various reggae tracks, which were released on the Tamoki Wambesi Dove label. 2001 x2 7* vinyl Starlight/Please Be Mine Tonight Dreamin/Another Dream 2006 cd album "Walatta".
em records, Japan release of Walatta cd in 2007. vinyl ep 4 track em records, 2011 vinyl lp (12 tracks) Walatta, em records 2012

September 2012, cd/vinyl em records, Japan. Brenda Ray naffi years '79-'83

February 2014, vinyl 12" 4 track ep, title Ramshackle Rumble, Aficionado Recordings Brenda Beachball Ray

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Brenda Ray

NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of Brenda Ray on 4 October 2019. Brenda Ray has been played on NTS over 180 times, featured on 157 episodes and was first played on 4 February 2014.

Brenda Ray (a.k.a. Brenda Kenny, Polly Rithm) continued her musical career from Latin Jazz band Inside Out, as one third of a post-punk/dub trio from , UK. Together with Gerry Kenny - The Lancashire Rats, (a.k.a. Sir Freddie Viadukt, The Minister of Noise). and Captain Catchpole aka Bomber McBain.

Between 1979 and 1980 (as trio), released x3 cassettes on rum records as naffi sandwich , and 7" vinyl on absurd records (1979). naafi sandwich, slice one/slice two.

Freddie and Polly go sailing without the Captain. 1980 as naffi(duo) , rum records, rum 5, 7" vinyl, d'ya hear me!

x2 naffi cassettes (rum 4 and rum 6)

Naffi, Yum Yum Yum Yum Ya, Ark Records. vinyl lp Naffi-Locksman, Ark Records, 1985. vinyl lp

Brenda and The Beachballs, Probe Plus Records, 1986. 12" mini album - Volume One Brenda Beachball Kenny (with Chop Walker) Tall Dark Stranger track on Bugs On The Wire, Leghorn Records 1986

1986-1989 Brenda and The Beachballs, Siren/Virgin Records x3 12" and x3 7" vinyl Yummy -Ya! b/w Dancin' Thru The Night and Yummy-Ya1 version Catch A Falling Star b/w Catch A Falling Star(version) Catch A Falling Star(7" ext) d'ya hear me! mandarin mooch b/w d'ya dub?

Between 1995 and 2005 Brenda Ray recorded various reggae tracks, which were released on the Tamoki Wambesi Dove label. 2001 x2 7* vinyl Starlight/Please Be Mine Tonight Dreamin/Another Dream 2006 cd album "Walatta".
em records, Japan release of Walatta cd in 2007. vinyl ep 4 track em records, 2011 vinyl lp (12 tracks) Walatta, em records 2012

September 2012, cd/vinyl em records, Japan. Brenda Ray naffi years '79-'83

February 2014, vinyl 12" 4 track ep, title Ramshackle Rumble, Aficionado Recordings Brenda Beachball Ray

Original source: Last.fm

Artist in focus

Most played tracks

D'Ya Hear Me (Demo)
Brenda Ray
EM Records2012
Another Dream
Brenda Ray
Tamoki-Wambesi-Dove2006
Take Me In Your Car (Original Full-Length Version)
Brenda Ray
EM Records2012
Starlight
Brenda Ray
Em Records2011
Dreamin
Brenda Ray
Tamoki-Wambesi-Dove2006
Theme From Another Space
Brenda Beachball Ray
Aficionado Recordings2014
Spring Thing - Hippy Dread
Brenda Ray
EM Records2012
Spirit's So High
Brenda Ray
Not On Label (Brenda Ray Self-released)2021
Yummy Yummy Ya!
Brenda Ray
EM Records2012
Everyday Just Another Dream (Longer Version)
Brenda Ray
EM Records2012

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