Neako Fire has swapped late-night dancehall sessions for early-morning radio energy—broadcasting live every Friday from Stereo Gad’s headquarters on Walks Road, Spanish Town, and simul-streaming on the Chédele Review channels across YouTube and TikTok.
What makes it more than another talk-and-tracks programme? For starters, the selector-turned-host is on a mission to resuscitate authentic Jamaican sound system culture while handing the mic to fledgling talent that rarely reaches mainstream radio. “Spanish Town deserves a sunrise soundtrack that’s ours,” he says. “If an undiscovered singer in De La Vega City can get heard in Tokyo because of this feed, my job is done.”
The debut episode on 7 June proved he’s not tinkering in obscurity. Dancehall fixtures Khago and D’Angel, reggae stalwart Uton Green, and roots newcomer Tubinaar dropped in. Since then, the guest list reads like a festival flyer: Richie Stephens, Kiprich, Turbulence, Alozade—and rumours of more marquee names circling.
Neako Fire’s credentials reach back two decades. He first slipped behind a turntable at eleven, graduated to vinyl mastery by fifteen, and has remained a mainstay of the Stereo Gad sound system ever since. “Sneaking out to dances was my unofficial apprenticeship,” he laughs. “Now I’m spinning records and running interviews in the same community I once snuck through.”
Behind the scenes, executive producer Chédele Review is plotting international syndication and brand partnerships. “We’re packaging grassroots vibes for a global audience,” he says. “Sponsors who get the vision—link us. We’re scaling this from Walks Road to the world.”
Sunrise radio, Spanish-Town pride, and a pipeline of fresh voices—Neako Fire’s Morning Show isn’t merely filling airtime; it’s setting the dial ablaze.
