Stevie G is here to DJ your weekend.

The Cork radio host just unveiled a brand new DJ mixtape featuring some of the best local soul and R&B artists you’ve probably never heard of.

Stevie is joined by 16-year-old rapper Aaliyah, who hosts the tape, one of the many talented youngsters he works with here in Cork. Another, Elton Sibanda, supplied the artwork.

“This started off as a loose idea during the summer, where I wanted to do an r&b mix of local artists, and I started re-editing some intros by the likes of Zali, Tomike and even rappers like Denise Chaila,” Stevie explains.

“I ended up re-editing nearly every track on the mix by adding loads of samples and some spoken word bits and drops, and sometimes drums and intros to make it more  DJ-friendly (by its nature, this is music not meant for mixing so I had to get creative).

“I kept the sound pretty much to the style I used to play when I first mixed r&b and soul in the ’90s, but it’s all-new artists, many of whom were only born around then! I sprinkled in a little bit of afrobeats, jazz and other styles I play for seasoning, but wanted to keep it mainly r&b and soul.”

Stevie hopes the mixtape offers a snapshot of some of the quality artists on our doorstep.

“It’s been quite a 2020 for all of these youngsters, and I’ve always been of the view that in Ireland we have the talent if not necessarily the music infrastructure to make more of our own stars. It’s also the antithesis of some of the stereotypes of what music does well here, and Ireland is much more than just “white, male and rock”.

“Some of these artists have barely been heard so there’s bound to be a few discoveries in amongst the tracks which have already received widespread support here. It’s kept me busy while the clubs and festivals are on hold, and I’ll be doing a follow up next year for sure!”

Here’s the tracklist:

Zali – Girl
Tomike – Nothing Special
Bantum & Loah – NGLA
Alicia Raye & Kae – Close to Me
Stevie G – DJ Interlude 1
Biig Piig – Don’t Turn Around
Erica Cody – Where I’m from
Shiv – Here
CMAT – Rodney
thelastpoetzen & Pharaii – AB Vibes
Selu – More Than
Minnie Marley – Glue
Stevie G – DJ Interlude 2
Denise Chaila -Chaila
Stevie G – DJ Interlude 3
Biig Piig – Perdida
Carrie Baxter – Love me Better
Gemma Dunleavy – Cruisin
Danny G & the Major 7ths feat Tolu Makay & Jamel Franklin – D.A.R.L.I.N.G.
The Expert – Get Down
Daire Patel – Sirens
Drew Hall – Deep Blue
Senita – Oops
Soule – Waterfall
Danny G – Always come back to your love
Carrie Baxter – 4×4
Caleb Kunle – Seul
Meghan Murray – Broken Ladders
Hudis & Kae – Nobody Else
Tolu Makay & Zapho – Collide
Melina Malone – Now or Never
Bukky – Come we got Diamonds
NC Grey – Work for it

You can download the mixtape here from Thursday, October 15th.