Famed historian, author, and archivist Dr. Dorothy Williams speaks with Pat Dillon-Moore and Phil Vassel (Canadian Black Music Archives) about the role music played in the tapestry of Black cultural history in Montreal. Jazz artist Ranee Lee joins by telephone. In collaboration with the Canada Black Music Archives and U of T's Afrosonic Innovation Lab.
The Magic Roundabout – CBMA & Afrosonic Innovation Lab Takeover
Longtime CKUT d.j. Andy Williams links up with Mike Mission (Masters at Work), Phil Vassel (Canada Black Music Archives), Mark Campbell (Afrosonics Lab), ZipLoks + Manchilde (Butta Babees) to talk all things Black music in Montreal, with a focus on the underground Hip-Hop scenes of the 90s and 00s.
West Indian Rhythms – CBMA & Afrosonic Innovation Lab Takeover
Listen back to three hours of Montreal Black music history reuniting Stretch and his DJ/partner the legendary Butcher T. Featuring interviews with Clement Davis (Jamdown Productions), and local reggae star Vernon Maytone. Produced in collaboration with the Canada Black Music Archives and U of T's Afrosonic Innovation Lab.
Interviews with the legendary venue owner David Torné, pianist David Bontemps, and GRAMMY-winning Montreal musician Fitz Pageot, in collaboration with the Canada Black Music Archives and U of T's Afrosonic Innovation Lab.
Butcher T, Phil Vassel, and Mark Campbell sit down for a dive deep into Montreal Black music history, featuring special guests guitarist Kat Dyson (Prince, George Clinton and the P-Funk AllStars, Bo Diddley, BB King, Chaka Khan, Stevie Wonder…), radio pioneer Mike Williams, and Montreal rap pioneer Blondie B.
Legends in the studio today again... Canada’s longest running reggae program kicks off the Takeover with two hours of Black music history in Montreal with local superstar Jah Cutta, Montreal reggae radio icon Janice (JD) Dayle, Virgo soundsystem originator Johnny Black and current host of the program, DJ Roger Moore. In collaboration with the Canada Black Music Archives and U of T's Afrosonic Innovation Lab.
World Building Through Sound / Moving Towards Radical Joy | interview w/ Djeity – ffiles August 20, 2025
Djeity premieres their first body of work at Mutek titled “Things Are Not What They Seem” as a spectacle within SAT’s Dome that passes through traditions of negro spirituals, live vocals and instrumentation, audio reactive visuals by al11z and a first look at the expansive Djeity universe containing their past, present and future.
Wild Pride march draws thousands with the premise that Pride is political
CKUT's local journalist was on the scene at Sunday's Wild Pride march, where protesters made the link between queer and Palestinian liberation.
Attendees told CKUT about their discontent with corporate Pride, which they say has strayed too far from the festival's radical roots.
Drug User Liberation Front (DULF) Fundraiser + Panel Discussion
Based in Vancouver, DULF ran a compassion club that provided tested, pure drugs to users to prevent overdoses. Not a single person died. Now, their founders are facing life in prison. Co-founder Eris Nyx spoke about drug user rights, harm reduction, and the criminalization of care, on Thursday June 26, 2025, in the SSMU Ballroom at McGill University. Find out more about DULF and donate to the legal fund at dulf.ca
Sometimes a record reaches CKUT's library that's so good you find a whole new niche of music. From more "traditional" country/western music to fusion to country-disco to some modern tunes... this show explores country music coming from Africa!
Prison Radio spoke with Amy Matychuk, Leon Laidlaw, and Rain from Prisoner Correspondence Project, and Louise Nachet from Mouvement transfeminist, to find out some facts about what trans people face in prison.
For this exceptional rendition of New Shit, we broadcast live from Jeanne-Mance park, playing new songs from Mei Semones, Oklou, Panda Bear, and more - all with our tummies full of watermelon and hot dogs.
Midnight’s Another Day – Tribute to Brian Wilson on Free Kick
Join Malcolm for this special Brian Wilson tribute episode of Free Kick, a unique freeform brunchtime musical journey bringing together a melange of new sounds and old sounds alike.
Join MC the Natural for a new edition of Freeform Air, CKUT's volunteer-run open format program. Ebbs and flows on the road of life; from DnB to jazz, ambient to hip-hop and every thing in between.
Upstage host Sarah kicks off the Fringe with live interviews featuring playrights, performers, and stage managers from five shows: An Uncomfortable Dinner Party, A Love Unbecoming, Little Star: Born of Desire, Harlem of the North and Mr Potts.
The Montreal Sessions – Suoni Per Il Popolo Takeover #3 w/ Kiva and Stefan
Join Kiva and Stefan for another Suoni Per Il Popolo takeover of The Montreal Sessions, a monthly artist-in-residency program highlighting local musicians, labels, and festivals.
CKUT's in-house journalist Jules details local news stories from this week, on topics such as climate, safe-consumption, and Quebec's latest language and culture bill.
In this unique broadcast live from Maktaba bookshop, we hear a mixtape with sounds from a Sudan Solidarity Collective event at La Sala Rossa, as well as some material from the Make Fuzz Not War compilation released to support Doctors Without Borders in Palestine and the Middle East Children's Alliance.
Batty Bwoy starts from a place of play and desire, entangled in violence and charming cruelty. Through a reappropriation of the Jamaican term “Batty Bwoy” (literally, butt boy), slang for a queer person, Harald Beharie’s work twists and turns the myths of the black queer body unfolding vulnerable possibilities in an interplay of consciousness and naivety.
