CKUT’s Funky Revolutions celebrates 30 years on air since November 1994. FR dedicated to the past, present and future of the funk around the world. We go back to the beginnings of the show. On this week’s episode an exploration of the international expression of Funky Rhythms & Percussion from November 26 1994.

To Be (Arab) (Interview with Narcy & Omar Offendum followed by Stefan Christophe’s Cultural Workers for Palestine & an in studio interview w Syrian singer Nadine Altounji

Legend alert… As we celebrate 30 years of Funky Revolutions since November 1994, we thought we would go to the first time we flew a mothership by going back to our first funk show in March of 1992 at Western’s CHRW 94.7 FM where we first started doing radio – a Friday afternoon jazz show called Beale Street Talking.

A live remote broadcast broadcast to look at the ways that real estate monsters are attacking independent artists in the context of an unprecedented housing and space affordability crisis in the city and beyond.

In studio Saïd Mesnaoui (Moroccan hajhouj player fusing Gnawa) who performs July 15th at Theatre Fairmount and Chipo Nyambiya (Zimbabwean mbira player and afro-pop singer making her home in Mtl) who performs July 21st at FINA.

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.