Corby's Orbit

Friday, August 23, 2019

Folkster and Troubador Steve Paul Simms In Orbit Today at 6:00

With a show this Sunday, from 5 til 7 at the Tranzac, coming up, Steve is always ready with new songs and thoughts on community, nature and the universe. He'll be on air at 6:00. Listen up to Corby's Orbit from 5 til 7 every Friday evening on

Radio Regent @ iHeartRADIO

Saturday, August 10, 2019

Corby's Orbit Promo Vid 2019

Tara Kannangara's "This Is Nothing Yet" with

Special Guests Boosting

Radio Regent's Corby's Orbit Show

Fridays from 5-7 pm on iHeart Radio.

Playlist For Corby's Orbit Show Of 9 August with T. Nile

Commissioner of Selection: Paul Corby

( Brought to you by Wise Tracks, Hope And Sing Remarks & Calm Incense)

5-7 p.m. Fridays online http://www.radioregent.com/ and at tunein.com .

Guest: T. Nile

Podcast here https://www.mixcloud.com/paul-corby/

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Canadians in Asterisk’d RED.

5:00 Fervid Curvatures

* Rheostatics ~ The Beautiful Night ~ Here Come The Wolves NEW DISK

Elvis Perkins ~ I Heard Your Voice In Dresden ~ Dearland

* Dominique Fils-Aimé ~ Gun Burial ~ Stay Tuned! NEW DISK / POLARIS PRIZE NOMINEE

* JV's Bugaloo Squad ~ Forthy Filth ~ Going To Market @ The Rex Sunday

5:15 Solicitous Oscillations

* Silla & Rise ~ Starseed ~ Debut

* Ammoyé ~ Still In Love ~ @ Trinity Square Park Tuesday 13 August 12 pm

* Fergus Hambleton & King Ujah ~ Stay Awhile NEW CHUNE

<<<< Photo left: Fergus Hambleton, Carrie Mullings, host of Rebel Vibez on VIBE105 and King Ujah

5:30 Groove Therapy

* Tanika Charles ~ Remember To Remember ~ The Gumption ~ @ Lula Lounge Wednesday 14 August

Nina Simone (Groovefinder Mix) ~ Ain't Got No.../ I've Got Life ~ Remixed & Reimagined

* Al Qahwa ~ Cairo ~ Cairo Moon NEW DISK ~ @ Hugh's Room Live Saturday

Apollo 9 ~ Busca Remix / Institute ~ Samba Trio Remix ~ City Of God Sdtrk Remix

5:45 Duende Unto Others

* T. Nile ~ So High / Interview / Dangerously Free ~ Beachfires NEW DISK ~ @ Burdock Wednesday 14 August 6 pm

6:15 Focal Bouquets

* Julie Doiron ~ Me & My Friend ~ Woke Myself Up

* Kat Goldman ~ The Courthouse ~ The Workingman's Blues ~ @ Tranzac Saturday 6 pm

^ Tim Bovaconti feat. Jerry Leger ~ Tomorrow Is Not Promised ~ Fight Or Flight

6:30 Hail Mary Full Of Rage

* Blisk ~ Zemlia ~ Music Garden Thursday 15 August 7 pm

The Nick Moss band feat. Dennis Greunling ~ Sanctified, Holy & Hateful ~ Lucky Guy! NEW DISK (Alligator)

Abbey Lincoln (August 6, 1930 – August 14, 2010) feat. Stan Getz ~ When I'm Called Home ~ You Gotta Pay The Band

Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers featuring LeAndria ~ Deliver Me (This Is My Exodus)" ~ from Sunday Best ~ Sunday Evenings on BET

Jim Hall ~ Rock Skippin' (Alternate Take) ~ Concerto / Toronto Music Listings

Beck ~ Phase ~ Morning Phase ~ @ Budweiser Stage Sunday

Zahara ~ Thembalam / Oliver Tshimanga ~ Roots Revolution ~ @ Habari Africa Festival At Harbourfront this weekend

Saturday, August 3, 2019

Playlist For Show Of 2 August 2019 with Al Qahwa and Shari Ulrich

Commissioner of Selection: Paul Corby

( Brought to you by Outer Spice, Strange New Fallacies, Distant Whirls & Black Wholes)

5-7 p.m. Fridays online http://www.radioregent.com/ and at tunein.com .

Guests: Maryem Tollar, Ernie Tollar & Demetrios Petsalakis of Al Qahwa and Shari Ulrich

Podcast here https://www.mixcloud.com/paul-corby/

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5:00 Dedicated Followers Of Passion

The Doobie Brothers ~ Listen To The Music (Malibu Remix) ~ What Is Hip? ~ @ Budweiser Stage Tuesday 6 August

* SUM 41 ~ Summer ~ All Killer No Filler ~ @ Echo Beach Thursday 8 August

Calvin Harris feat. Khalid & Future ~ Rollin ~ Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 ~ Khalid @ Capital One Arena Saturday

* Chloe Watkinson ~ 899 ~ Park Eddy ~ @ Monarch Tavern Monday 5 August

5:20 Unblemished Embellishments

* Jerome Tucker ~ No Way ~ Still On Fire ~ @ The Linsmore Tavern Sunday

* T. Nile ~ Sweet Talkin' ~ Beachfires NEW DISK ~ @ Burdock ~ Wednesday 14 August and on Corby's Orbit next Friday 9 August

* Aviva Chernick ~ La Serena ~ NEW SINGLE

SOEL ~ Le Vicomte ~ Memento

John Tavener ~ William Blake's The Lamb ~ Innocence

5:40 Coffee Talk with Al Qahwa

* Al Qahwa ~ William Blake's Little Lamb / Interview with Maryem Tollar, Ernie Tollar & Demetrios Petsalakis / The Dream (live) ~ Blood (live) ~ Cairo Moon NEW DISK ~ CD Launch @ Hugh's Room Live Saturday 10 August

Photo by Minerva >>>>>>>

* Enoch Kent ~ Children's Games ~ One More Round (Borealis)

6:15 Shari's Ship To Shore Radio

* Shari Ulrich ~ Goodnight / Rocky Shores / Interview / By And By (live) ~ Back To Shore NEW DISK ~ @ Hugh's Room Live Tuesday 6 August
https://www.shariulrich.com/

6:45 Wearing Peace

Anne Hills ~ I Come And Stand At Every Door ~ Where Have All The Flowers Gone / The Songs Of Pete Seeger ~ Hiroshima Day August 6 Lantern Ceremony @ Nathan Philips Square 4:30- 8:30 https://www.facebook.com/events/517370029067658/

* Nancy Walker ~ June ~ When She Dreams ~ @ The Old Mill tonight / Toronto Music Listings

Tracy Grammer ~ Laughlin Boy ~ Flower Of Avalon

Rita Ora feat. Kygo ~ Carry On ~ Detective Picachu Sdtrk ~ Kygo @ VELD Festival - Downsview Park Saturday

Thursday, August 1, 2019

Epic New Canadian Music This Friday On Corby's Orbit

Saturday, July 27, 2019

Playlist For Show Of 26 July

Commissioner of Selection: Paul Corby

( Brought to you by Vector Grants, Interior Arts Counselling and Emergency Artists)

5-7 p.m. Fridays online http://www.radioregent.com/ and at tunein.com .

Guests: Tony Quarrington & ZoeyAdams

Podcast here https://www.mixcloud.com/paul-corby/
*( MIXCLOUD is currently down. So new uploads until such time. Archive shows are still available.)

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5:00 Epically Epic Epicosity

* Kaia Kater ~ The Right One ~ Grenades ~ @ Roy Thompson Hall Patio Wednesday 31 July 6 p.m.

8 The Achromatics ~ Moctezuma ll ~ Give Me That Beat ~ @ College Park Thursday 1 August 12 p.m.

* Nomadic Massive ~ Let It In ~ Times NEW DISK

5:20 Strategic Ingestments

* Al Qahwa ~ You & I ~ Cairo Moon NEW DISK ~ @ Hugh's Room Live Saturday 10 August and on Corby's orbit next Friday 2 August

* Ariana Gillis ~ Rock It Like Fantastic ~ The Maze NEW DISK ~ At Ossfest Saturday 5 p.m.

Texas Tornadoes ~ I'm Not That Kat Anymore ~ Zone Of Our Own

Eddy Clearwater ~ Walls Of Hate ~ Reservation Blues (Bullseye 2000)

* Chain Mail ~ Psych Level 4 - Purple ~ The Psychedelic Suite NEW DISK

5:40 High Joltage

* Ian Tamblyn ~ Arc Of Dreams And Prayers ~ Angel's Share

* Laura Viers ~ Drink Deep ~ Saltbreakers

The Delgados ~ The Light Before We Land ~ Hate

* Mose Scarlett ~ I Can't Get Started ~ Precious Moments

6:00 Mose Definitely

* Tony Quarrington & Zoey Adams ~ Interview /. How Do I love You / Now And Then ~ PRE- Release ~ @ Tribute To Mose Scarlett @ Tranzac Wednesday 7 August 7:30

6:20 Entrancing Transits

* James Gordon ~ In The Dying Days Of The Empire Of Oil ~ The Heritage Hall Sessions NEW DISK

* Haley Richardson & Quinn Bachand ~ Dark Slender Boy ~ When The Wind Blows High & Clear NEW DISK

* Shari Ulrich ~ Love Is Everything ~ Back To Shore NEW DISK ~ @ Hugh's Room Live

* Stacey Renee ~ Don't Wanna Wait ~ @ Beaches Jazz Festival tonight and Saturday at 1980 Queen St. E. / The Salty Dog

Art Neville (December 17, 1937 – July 22, 2019) and The Meters ~ Mardi Gras Mambo ~ Fire On the Bayou

6:40 Climax Change

Marcus Valle ~ Guanabara ~ Bravo Chill

*Amanda Tosoff ~ Concept 2010 ~ Looking North ~ @ The Old Mill Saturday

The Beach Boys ~ Long Promised Road ~ Surf's Up

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Sattalites and The Orbit Room Tribute to Jojo Bennett: The Fugitive Gets Some Justice

Jamaican composer, arranger and trumpeter, Joseph "Jojo" Bennett, a graduate of the famed Kingston musical crucible, Alpha Boys' School, went on to join Byron Lee And The Dragonaires, recording several albums with them before staying in Canada after the group's show there at Expo 67. In 1970 he returned to Jamaica, releasing the album "Groovey Joe".

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He then returned to Canada in the late seventies and joined Ernie Smith & The Roots Revival, (ABOVE) touring and recording with them into the early 80's. At this point Jojo put together an ensemble of young Canadian musicians and became the leader of the

Juno Award winning Canadian/Jamaican reggae/pop band The Sattalites, earning much media attention and a broad audience with many videos and six albums to their credit.

A celebration of his talents and accomplishments took place this past Sunday. By four p.m. a sizeable crowd had climbed up into the Orbit Room, which has provided a weekly residency and headquarters for the band since Jojo's semi-retirement. Greeted by the fragrance of a large pot of ital corn soup and a steady mix of Bob Marley music, there were at least six or seven people singing along with each song at any given moment.

Hosted by his long time confidante and original lead singer Fergus Hambleton (left), whose son Graeme played alto sax on the show (right), three sets of standards from the Jamaican songbook offered a retrospective of Sattalites personnel and showcased many guests who have been influenced by their sound during the group's tenure as Canada's top reggae band.

Right: Original Sattalites soundman and guitarist/singer Jeff Holdip and Neville Francis.

Orbit Alley, a long hallway leading to the patio, became part of stage right as a scrum formed around the single microphone there. Left, trombone man Dizzy, and vocalists Michael Garrick and Rah Lion, crucial percussionist Smasher and keyboard don Sam Weller jockey for position and hold their corner..