Louise's Retirement (Party)

From Halloween 1991 to April Fools Day 2023, Louise Burns held down the back office at CKUT as our Sales Coordinator, making and maintaining connections with the people and communities that have made the station what it is.

The caption we found scribbled on the back of the photo to the left says “Calling around to communities” and was taken in 1995 shortly after CKUT moved into its current offices on University Street.

Louise is in the DNA of CKUT and the city’s many cultural and underground arts communities and we want to wish her the happiest of retirements.

To celebrate Louise we are putting together an event and are calling out to YOU to ask for submissions.

Please send photos, video, audio, or whatever you might have to louiseparty@ckut.ca or leave a voicemail sharing some memories at 514.448.4041 ext. 2545.

We’ll have more information about the event in the coming weeks – it’s looking like the May long weekend. Please write louiseparty@ckut.ca if you have any questions.

We also want to take this opportunity to welcome Yei Luc to the station. Please get in touch with Yei for all your advertising and partnership inquiries at partnerships@ckut.ca.

Amandla with Special Reporting from Samaa Elibyari

Samaa Elibyari is a long-time activist in the Arab/Muslim community in Montreal. She has been a host/producer of Caravan, a weekly bilingual news program, broadcast on CKUT waves from 2000 till 2011.

Presently, she is one of the monthly contributors to Amandla, a staple of CKUT’s news programming since 1987.

Listen to the episode here

Montreal's Hip Hop History with PRO-V and Butcher T

PRO-V of All Da Way Live sat down with CKUT family Butcher T for a long form deep dive into Montreal’s Hip Hop History back in June but we recently dug it up and wanted to share it again.

Butcher T has been credited as being the person who brought hip hop to Montreal – by regular trips to New York City – hauling music over the border to bring to the record store he worked at, “Stretch’s Records”.

This interview is part of a series exploring Canadian vinyl hip hop releases and the history of hip hop in Montreal produced by PRO-V as part of his North Of The Border project.

Listen to the interview here

Raymond Laurent, la voix de la communauté haïtienne

Avec son émission de radio, le lauréat du Grand Prix du Gala Dynastie 2023 bâtit des ponts entre Montréal et Haïti depuis des décennies.

With his radio show Samedi Midi, the winner of the Dynasty 2023 Gala Grand Prize has been building bridges between Montreal and Haiti for decades.

Lire un nouveau article de Radio-Canada sur Raymond ici.

Read more from CBC here. 

Thank you!

We reached our goal of $45,000! Thank you to all who donated to our Funding Drive this year and thanks to all of our passionate radio hosts who helped to spread the word.

Our annual Funding Drive is always a special time for us at the station as we get to connect with hundreds of our most passionate listeners while taking donations over the phone. 

Our funding department is hard at work shipping out everyone’s merch and organizing pick-up times.

Thanks to all who donate every year – you really help hold down our core operations – and thanks to the new donors too. We even spoke with someone who had been listening for 30 years and was donating for the very first time. Times are tough for a lot of people and your support means the world to us.

We’re still collecting donations year round, so head over to ckut.ca/donate and contribute to get your hands on the remaining merch we have left in stock.

Why donate to CKUT?

Funky Revolutions interviews Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita

On Funky Revolutions, host Khalid interviews the great Cuban pianist Omar Sosa and the master kora player from Senegal, Seckou Keita, on their second album SUBA and the percussive and melodic roots of their music. They will be performing in Montreal on May 6 & 7 at the National along with Venezuelan percussionist, Gustavo Ovalles. Tune on Saturday April 22nd for this feature interview.
  Sur Funky Revolutions, l’animateur Khalid s’entretien avec le grand pianiste cubain Omar Sosa et le maître joueur de kora, le sénégalais, Seckou Keita, au sujet de leur deuxième album SUBA et les racines percussives et mélodiques de leur musique. Ils se produiront à Montréal les 6 et 7 mai au National en compagnie du percussionniste, le vénézuélien Gustavo Ovalles. Rendez-vous le samedi 22 avril pour cette interview.