An hour of liberatory corporate-free news hosted by Samaa Elibyari with topics ranging from Sudan to eco justice, featuring voices from Tim McSorley of International Civil Liberty, Ehab Lotayef, Duha ElMardi, Rachel Gutman and Adrienne Berchtold
DJ Silktits is a Montréal-based DJ, radio host and community organizer, who is known for her eclectic digs and ability to work a dance floor. Hear her blend 2 hours of downtempo electronic, house, and deep disco cuts in this takeover of the Montreal Sessions.
Dunkelziffer, Roxy Music, Hematic Sunsets, Zinthetyzër, Can, Idid Idid, Revolving Cocks... hear all this and more on this week's If You Got Ears with Benjamin.
This week on The Morning Detour, your hosts Wizzy and Tata interview Nadia Rousseau, Director of the Black History Round Table. In their conversation, they discuss key issues around systemic racism and community engagement in Québec.
The Black History Round Table is currently supporting a petition calling for increased investments and the creation of new initiatives to fight racism in Québec. You can find the petition here: https://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/exprimez-votre-opinion/petition/Petition-11555/index.html
Stefan Christoff selects from all over the map! Hear sounds from Refuge Worldwide in Berlin to Präsens Editionen in Switzerland. With help from Nicolás Jaar, Büşra Kayıkçı, Kaie Kellough, and Ken Okuda.
Harmony Express Live with Kiernan Laveaux, Johnny Zoloft and wetdogg
Sensual bangers for the Monday night heads. Hex P's love for the tunes drips from the airwaves.... she's playing tracks inspired by local dancefloors and late night connections, so pull out the futon and get grooving. This week, Hex P was joined by Johnny Zoloft (NYC), Kiernan Laveaux (PGH), and wetdogg (313/514).
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
For one year, DULF sold pure cocaine, heroine, and methamphetamine to drug users on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, and no one died. Now, the founders are facing life in prison, and they need your help.
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.
