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Waking up the Nation!

Swarzy wakes up your Saturday with big tunes, big laughs and Wake Up The Nation. After 8, the Randomiser revs up to reveal which mystery game we’re playing and even we don’t know.

Swarzy kicks things off with Wake Up The Nation, giving one listener the power to wake up the entire country with their tune. Whether you’re getting ready, on the move or easing into the weekend, this is your chance to set the vibe for everyone listening.

After 8, things get unpredictable when the Randomiser revs up to reveal which game we’re playing and the twist is even the team don’t know what it will land on.
It could be Deep Dive, where we piece together clues to guess a mystery celeb. Maybe it’s Locked In!, where you go head-to-head matching words at the exact same time. Or Whose La La La, where you have to name the song from just its La La La's.

You might also hear Name That Ting, Where The Hood At, the Music Video Game, Know Your Hood the Quiz of Last Week putting your knowledge to the test.
Add Swarzy’s big personality, loads of listener moments, Track of the Week, and the biggest Hip-Hop, R&B and Afrobeats and you’ve got the ultimate Saturday morning soundtrack.

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Music Played

  • Calvin Harris

    Slide (feat. Frank Ocean & Migos)

    • Columbia.

  • J. Cole

    Two Six

    • Cole World Inc. / Interscope Records.

  • kwn

    back of the club

    • RCA Records.

  • Wayne Wonder

    No Letting Go

    • No Letting Go.
    • Greensleeves.

  • Marnz Malone

    Pick Your Poison

    • Marnz Malone / EGA Distro.

  • Jorja Smith

    Don't Leave

    • Don't Leave.
    • FAMM.

  • Chris Brown & Tyga

    Ayo

    • RCA.

  • Bruno Mars

    I Just Might

    • Atlantic Records.

  • Miraa May

    Make Room

    • Island.

  • Fredo

    Birthday (feat. Burna Boy & Steel Banglez)

    • Since 93 / RCA.

  • SZA

    Saturn

    • Top Dawg Entertainment/RCA Records.

  • Chronixx

    Smile Jamaica

    • Silly Walks Discotheque.

  • Destiny’s Child

    Say My Name

    • Say My Name.
    • Columbia.

  • FLO

    Cardboard Box

    • Island.

  • AJ Tracey, Blade Brown & Carns Hill

    Ibiza

    • Revenge Records.

  • Central Cee

    SLAUGHTER (feat. J Hus)

    • SLAUGHTER.
    • Columbia.

  • YG

    My Hitta (feat. Jeezy & Rich Homie Quan)

  • Brent Faiyaz

    other side.

    • ISO Supremacy / UnitedMasters LLC.

  • Little Simz

    Woman (feat. Cleo Sol)

    • AGE 101.

  • Bellah

    Typical (feat. DESTIN CONRAD)

    • Sonitus Recordings / Ditto.

  • G‐Unit

    Wanna Get To Know You (feat. Joe)

    • Beg For Mercy.
    • G-Unit/Interscope.

  • Sasha Keable

    Tai Chi

  • Olivia Dean

    Man I Need

    • PLG - Capitol.

  • Ciara

    Like A Boy

    • The Evolution.
    • Deltasonic.
    • 2.

  • Lil Uzi Vert

    What You Saying

    • Cor(e) / Roc Nation Distribution.

  • Chronixx

    Family First

    • Forever Living Originals.

  • Thee Sacred Souls

    Can I Call You Rose?

  • Leon Thomas

    MUTT

    • EZMNY Records/Motown Records.

  • Jhené Aiko

    While We're Young

    • Trip.
    • Def Jam Recordings.

  • Sean Paul

    Infiltrate

    • Soul Jazz.

  • Coco Jones

    ICU

    • What I did't Tell You.
    • High standarz; Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recrdings, Inc.

  • Wizkid & Asake

    Jogodo

    • EMPIRE.

  • YG Marley

    Praise Jah In The Moonlight

    • YG Marley Music.

  • DJ Pied Piper & The Masters of Ceremonies

    Do You Really Like It

    • Ministry Of Sound.

  • RAYE

    Nightingale Lane.

    • THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE..
    • RAYE / Human Re Sources.
    • 11.

  • Don Toliver

    Secondhand (feat. Rema)

    • Cactus Jack / Donway & Co / Atlantic Records.

  • Popcaan

    When Mi Party

    • TJ Records.

  • Craig David & Big Narstie

    When The Bassline Drops

    • Speaker Box Records.

  • Odeal

    Nights In The Sun (feat. Wizkid)

    • OVMBR / LVRN Records.

  • A$AP Rocky

    STAY HERE 4 LIFE (feat. Brent Faiyaz)

    • Don’t Be Dumb.
    • A$AP Rocky Recordings.
    • 5.

  • Blackstreet

    No Diggity (feat. Dr. Dre & Queen Pen)

    • No Diggity.
    • Interscope.

  • Shanks & Bigfoot

    Sweet Like Chocolate

    • Sweet Like Chocolate.
    • Pepper.

  • Ari Lennox

    Twin Flame

    • Vacancy.
    • Interscope Records.

  • Summer Walker

    Heart Of A Woman

    • LVRN/Interscope.

  • Mura Masa, Pa Salieu & Skillibeng

    Blessing Me

    • Parlophone.

  • Knucks

    Los Pollos Hermanos

    • NO DAYS OFF CC LIMITED.

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    BBC Radio 1Xtra