AfriCanadian Music

 

This Friday - More Afro-Musical Programming On Astro-tastic Radio

 

Playlist For Corby's Orbit Black Music Month Show of 21 February 2025

 

Commissioner of Selection - Paul Corby

* Canadian Artists in Asterisk'd RED

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5:00 Heights Of Life

* Kaytranada feat. Dawn Richard ~ Hold On ~ Timeless ~ JUNO Nominee

* Pierre Kwenders feat. Lady Donli ~ Everyday ~ NEW RELEASE

* Fernie ~ Hopeless Dreams ~ Hopeless Dreams ~ @ Adelaide Hall Monday 24 February ~ NEW RELEASE

* Nicky MacKenzie ~ Morals 

* Julian Taylor ~  Love Letters ~ Pathways ~ JUNO Nominee

* Chatta Edwards ~ Unload It 

* Kush I Krown ~ Knees And Pray ~ NEW RELEASE

FKA Twigs ~ Striptease ~ NEW RELEASE

The Stylistics feat. Shania Twain ~ Yes I Will ~ NEW RELEASE

*Aqyila ~ Focus ~ Pink Sweat$ ~  NEW RELEASE /  JUNO Nominee

5:40 Weather The Storm 

* King Cruff & Runkus ~ FALLBACK ~ JUNO Nominee

Lee Scratch Perry feat. Evei Pukupoo & Bob Riddim ~ Destiny ~ Destiny ~ JUNO Nominee

* Skystar feat. Rhymes Well ~ Learnt ~ Sky's The Limit ~ JUNO Nominee

* Tonya P. ~ Rise ~ JUNO Nominee

* Flara K. ~ Dark In Here ~ NEW RELEASE

* Cold Specks ~ Lingering Ghosts ~ NEW RELEASE

* Kellylee Evans ~ I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm ~ Winter Song ~ JUNO Nominee

* Aphrose ~ Ya Ya ~ JUNO Nominee

* Partynextdoor & Drake ~ Somebody Loves Me ~ NEW RELEASE

6:10 Africa Dabra

* Andy Milne & Unison ~ Papounet ~ Time Will Tell ~ JUNO Nominee

* Larnell Lewis feat. Wade O. Brown ~ All The Stars ~ Slice Of Life ~ JUNO Nominee

* Omega Mighty ~ Oulala ~ NEW RELEASE

* Kaia Kater ~ The Witch ~ Strange Medicine ~ JUNO Nominee

* Inn Echo ~ All Nighter Polkas ~ Hemispheres ~ JUNO Nominee

*  Djely Tapa ~ Dankoroba ~ Dankoroba ~ JUNO Nominee

* Vox Sambou & Manno Beats ~ Boisrond Tonnerre ~ NEW RELEASE

Illustration: Raphael Drouart Pagan Gods 1922

6:40 Nominee Grits 

Illustration by Israeli artist Ori Toor

* Luna Elle ~ Halfway Broken ~ JUNO Nominee 

* B Row ~ One Last Chance ~  NEW RELEASE

Jastin Martin ~ Again ~ NEW RELEASE

* Benita ~ Selfish ~ The Worst ~ JUNO Nominee

* Dijah SB ~ Uh Huh ~
The Flower That Knew ~ JUNO Nominee

* Interplanetary Criminal ~ feat. Sadboi ~ No Time ~ JUNO Nominee

Illustration by Gillian Rose

Winterfolk XXlll Brought The Music To The Snow Event

 

This past weekend Toronto's Tranzac Club rotated 100+ artists across three stages for two days and three nights while a dedicated clientele absorbed a bright and broad array of talent in performances, workshops, and themed-concert formats sustained by volunteer power.

I was only able to attend on Sunday, and then only because TTC employees showed up for work in an epic blizzard to run shuttle buses along T.O.'s line one.

                 The Howard Gladstone Band

Winterfolk deployed an army of guitar slingers and wordsmiths to entertain a small but steadily growing audience throughout the day. Howard Gladstone's collegial crew opened the Main Hall stage with explorations of material from his recent Crazy Talk album. Blues veterans Ken Whiteley and Michael Jerome Browne colluded on some champion acoustic blues and touched upon their memories of Rev. Gary Davis and Mississippi John Hurt. 

          Michael Jerome Browne and Ken Whiteley

A cadre of Hugh's Room Live alumni, introduced by impresario Michael Booth, charmed the room with a set of songs featuring Dala, Donné Roberts, Lynn Harrison, and Noah Zacharin, who led a sing-along on his classic tune Red Red Bird to close the segment.

Hugh's Room Live Ensemble with Dala, Michael Booth, Lynn Harrison, Donné Roberts, Noah Zacharin and Yukiko Tsutsui. 

        The Storey Tellers with Robert Priest, right.

                Collette Savard and the Savants

In the Southern Cross Room, meanwhile, Wayne Neon rounded up a delightful and surprising repertoire based on his original tunes and disarming flute skills.

                              Wayne Neon

 Blasting us with soulful electric guitar and a dream team rhythm section of bass manager Terry Wilkins and the exquisitely tasteful drummer Al Cross, Ottawa's Jesse Greene swayed the crowd into a blue haze on the big stage. 

Jesse Greene and Al Cross (above) and melanie peterson (below) - photos by Charles P. Whaley

The fuse continued to burn on into the night with performances by Suzie Vinnick, Lynn Miles, and Melanie Peterson, along with a torrent of talented accompanists, including Tony Quarrington, Bob Cohen, Kevin Breit, Rebecca Campbell and Laura Fernandez.

Suzie Vinnick, Lynn Miles with Rebecca Campbell and Michael jerome Browne - Photos by Jesse Greene

Not just the songs, not just the solos, but the intrinsic sense of community and common culture gave the day a silvered patina that inspired grateful sentiments and memories that would maintain that glow as we headed onward and homeward through the ever-conspiring snow.

Black Canadian Music Popping In The Orbit This Friday

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This Friday's Orbit Revolves Exclusively Within The Sphere Of Black Music (Mostly Canadian)

 

Playlist For Corby's Orbit Show Of 14 February 2025 with Howard Gladstone's True Hearts Strong And Free

 

Commissioner of Selection - Paul Corby

*An All-Canadian Music Show*

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5:00 Heart Taxes

* Mint Simon x Tafari Anthony ~ Feel Better ~ NEW RELEASE

* Purple Joe ~ Two Cigs For Sam ~ NEW RELEASE

* emman00001 ~ Don't Run ~ NEW RELEASE

* Georgia Harmer ~ Can We Be Still ~ NEW RELEASE

Illustration: Learning to Dance in the Rain by Adrian Borda

* Kathleen Edwards ~ Paul Westerberg's Only Lie Worth Telling 

illustration by Anthony Machuca

* Rebecca Sichon ~ Right Here ~ NEW RELEASE

* Emily Millard ~ The Cost Of Love ~ Hazy Blue ~ NEW RELEASE

* The Harpoonist ~ Good People ~ Did We Come Here To Dance? ~  NEW RELEASE

* Jesse Greene ~ Mojo Man ~ @WinterfolkXXlll Sunday February 16th 5:00 pm with Terry Wilkins & Al Cross

5:40 With Glowing Hearts

* Destroyer ~ Hydroplaning Off The Edge Of The World ~ NEW RELEASE

* Peter Dreams & MOONRIIVR ~ Keep Me Free ~ Keep Me Free ~ NEW RELEASE

* The Ostara Project ~ Dreams And Olive Trees ~ Roots ~ NEW RELEASE

* Clela Errington ~ Born To Be Loved ~ Walking Each Other Back Home ~ PRE RELEASE

6:00 True Hearts Strong And Free (Howard Gladstone - Canadian Love Selector)

illustration by Christian Schloe

* Blue Rodeo ~ Five Days In May

* Ian & Sylvia ~ Song For Canada

* Ron Sexsmith ~ Secret Heart

* Sarah Harmer ~ Almost

* Reid Jamieson ~ Coldest Night Of The Year

* Ian & Sylvia ~ Four Strong Winds

* Leonard Cohen ~ No Cure For Love

* Joni Mitchell ~ A Case Of You

* Neil Young ~ Harvest Moon 

* Gordon Lightfoot ~ Beautiful

* Stan Rogers ~ Forty Five Years

* Bruce Cockburn ~ Lovers In A Dangerous Time

* Kirsten Jones ~ I Will Love You Now

* Kensington Market ~ I Would Be The One

* The Memberz ~ What Ah Joy ~ @ JJ's Bar & Lounge in Mimico - Friday & Saturday night for Valentine's Joy In A Reggae Style

 

Saving Space For Love

 

Adorable Music To Adorn Your Orbital Ears This Friday

 

Playlist For Corby's Orbit Show Of 7 February 2025

 

Commissioner of Selection - Paul Corby

Podcast Available Here

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* Canadian Artists in Asterisk'd RED

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5:00 Celestial Selections

* Brad Sucks ~ Feeling Pretty Good ~ Naturally ~ NEW RELEASE

* Sussex ~ I'll See You In My Dreams ~ Shine ~ NEW RELEASE

* Don Amero ~ Break The Glass ~ NEW RELEASE

* Ken Yates ~ Cataclysmic End ~ NEW RELEASE 

* Rose Cousins ~ Waltz For K. ~ NEW RELEASE

* Alessia  Cara ~ Slow Motion ~ NEW RELEASE

Southern Avenue ~ Rum Boogie ~ Family NEW RELEASE (Alligator)

Steven Sandberg Dream Trio ~ Bye Ya ~ Live At Soapbox Gallery ~ NEW RELEASE

* Ollee Owens ~ Some Days ~ NEW RELEASE

* J.J. Miller ~ Broken Bells ~ NEW RELEASE

5:40 Aerial Plains

Liz Stringer ~  The Second High ~ The Second High ~ NEW RELEASE

* Logan Richard ~ Up From Here ~ NEW RELEASE

* Brent Mason ~ Enough Of Tomorrow ~ Get In Line ~ NEW RELEASE

Moses Sumney ~ Who Knows Where The Time Goes? ~ NEW RELEASE

* Casa Country Club feat. Mandyspie ~ Salem ~ NEW RELEASE

Moulettes ~ Attention ~ NEW RELEASE

Broken Bells ~ Saturdays ~ Into The Blue

6:10 Sky Resorts

* Exco Levi ~ Born To Be Free ~ NEW RELEASE

* Maya Cook ~ Answers ~ NEW RELEASE

Winter Wilson ~ Hitch Up The Wrecking Ball ~ Home ~ NEW RELEASE

* Tate McRae ~ Sports Car ~ NEW RELEASE

* Reggaddiction ~ Bob Marley's Satisfy My Soul ~ @ Lee's Palace Saturday for Bob Marley's 80th Birthday

* Stephen Fearing ~ Far From The Middle ~ The Empathist ~ NEW RELEASE

* K.C. Armstrong ~ Someone Else Tonight ~ NEW RELEASE

* Ariane Racicot ~ Dancing With Fire ~ Danser Avec Le Feu ~ NEW RELEASE

illustration by by Xiong Yan

6:50 The Two Bobs

Shenseea ~ No Woman No Cry / Skip Marley ~  Exodus ~ Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired By The Film

Marianne Faithfull (29 December 1946 – 30 January 2025) ~ It's All Over Now Baby Blue