Goodbye Cecil

 Very sad day today with the loss of PCRL's founder, Cecil Abraham Morris, aged 79. He was such an inspiration to hundreds of radio DJ's that he helped over the years, we all thank him for his kind help and support. RIEP

CAM outside his shops

He was the founder of the Peoples Community Radio here Birmingham. Over the years he helped over 250 DJ's by providing them with a radio program. Through his agency he also booked/managed many local/national/international bands. He also introduced Black cinema to the Midlands and for a short time and ran a television station. (also known as Music Master and CAM Morris on Face Book

More information about Cecil Morris click here his dedicated page

Windrush Award 75

Cecil Morris & Bini (acsho) Brown, Symphony Hall, Cecil Morris (PCRL founder) received a 'Windrush 75' award in July, 2023.

Cecil & Bini Brown

While the Symphony Hall hosted a concert, a separate Windrush 75 Awards Ceremony that recognised Windrush pioneers took place earlier in the year in June 2023 at the Birmingham Rep as part of a wider community event organised by the Blackstory Partnership. 

Additionally, other community groups and individuals in Birmingham received funding or were recognised through various initiatives to mark the 75th anniversary, including: 

The Blackstory Partnership for their commemorative event and awards ceremony.

Arts All Over The Place for their Windrush Stories project.

Birmingham Education Partnership for producing educational resources for schools.

Shades of Black for their "Meeting Windrush" project.

Bishop Dr Derek Anthony Webley MBE DL, Co-Chair of the Windrush Cross-Government Working Group, who was appointed an OBE in the New Year Honours list for services to the Windrush Generation.

Triple Trouble Trio

 

Rankin' Festus Clarke, Pedro Irie & Captain Irie 2014 (photo: Pedro)

DJ Tony Ray

 𝐏𝐂𝐑𝐋 𝐃𝐉, 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐲.  Hi, basically I'm a lover and collector of Soul & Funk Music .Anything from classic soul artists and groups such as Leroy Hutson, Phyllis Hyman, Maze, Willie Hutch , Jean Carne, Leon Ware , Marvin Gaye , Earth Wind & Fire etc., ( I could go on and on !! ) to the likes of brand new independent soul artists cutting it today. I have DJ'd and promoted at various nights , playing on a variety of radio stations both pirate and legal, (Premier Radio, PCRL Radio, Sweet FM, New Style Radio, Solar Radio & Starpoint Radio ), and holding down and promoting various soul nights (Raison D'etre, Marco Polo's, The Boundary, Maxwells, & Soul Intimacy) .

The Soul Intimacy radio shows are a series of radio shows hosted by myself and originally dating back to 2001 on New Style Radio where the concept was born. The ethos behind it, simply playing the very finest all era mid and down tempo soulful grooves i can find ! Cheers Tony Ray (Mixcloud bio 2018)

Tony Ray joined PCRL in the early 2000s and played Soul music on a Sunday Morning. Tony celebrates his birthday, December 31st with Odetta Holmes/Felious (1930) and Donna Summers (1948)

DJ Malibu

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with Rankin' Bev during 1988 court case crowds/demo

PCRL at 1985 Handsworth Riots

Thanks goes out to John Hannon for sharing his September 10th, 1985 PCRL recording with us. Cecil Morris is on the streets of Handsworth the morning after the riots that caused major damage to the local Handsworth area. He is talking amongst others, to Cllr James Hunte, Cecil had also during the riots called for calm over PCRL airways. Photos: Central News