The Dr. Vibe Show™

Roland "Wickida" Young was born in Westmoreland on the south side of Jamaica in the West Indies. When he was twelve years old, his family migrated to Canada. He grew up listening to Peter Tosh, Bob Marley and The Whalers and Jacob Miller. He shares what is what like growing up listening to music and his career in music from being under contract with Cooke Management for one year to now starting hi...

With 2010 coming to an end, we thought that we talk and share about some of the stories that we thought were of interest to Black men in 2010. This episode not only was the start of our year in review but it was the start of a new feature for the show. For a while, we had a vision of doing regular podcasts with Black Canadian and Black American men discuss various issues that they feel are importa...

Jason "Blockz" Allard knows the meaning of dusting off and trying again. ; Growing up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, "Blockz" was interested in two things as a child - basketball and music. Blockz struggled in school and often felt bored and uninterested in what he was doing. Blockz only began to excel once he was given the opportunity to perform at his annual school talent shows, and started to fal...

Natasha Waterman is more than a great singer. She is a great writer and a ; single mother of two wonderful children. Her love of music started when she was eleven years old and it has been growing since. During this interview, Natasha goes back to her youth when she wanted to become a figure skater to having a poem put in a book, growing up as a biracial child when everyone else in the family was...

One of the true friends of "The Vibe and Vegas Show" is Nikki Clarke. What can you say about about Nikki? Read on ... She holds a Diploma in Social Sciences from John Abbott College. At McGill University, Nikki earned a degree in Film and Communications where she received formal media training for print, television, radio. Nikki also earned an Honours Diploma from Sheridan College in Early Childho...

The year 2010 is coming to the end. One of the most troubling trends for Black men in the city of Toronto is the increase in the number of young Black men being murdered by gun and an increase in gun violence involving Black men. We along with Colin Jobe of "Colin's Edge" at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/colinsedge and David Blackman discuss this issue, it's causes and what needs to be done to stop...

In this episode we speak and share with Karen Fleming, Nurse Director of Camp Jumoke. Karen shares with us about why she became a hematology nurse and how and why she is involved with Camp Jumoke. The mandate of the Camp Jumoke Organization is to better serve the needs of hundreds of children across Canada afflicted with Sickle Cell Disease. She also provides us with the details on Camp Jumoke upc...

Deon Silvera and Nadia Khan are two of the stars of the play "Ecstasy". We had the opportunity to spend a few quick and crazy minutes just after they arrived from Jamaica last night. This is one of the funniest and craziest interviews we have done. We would like to thank Deon and Nadia for taking the time to share and have some with fun with us. We would also like to thank David Heron (the writer...

The Heritage Singers is a Non-profit organization, which was founded in January, 1977 by its Musical Director, Grace Carter-Henry Lyons. The 30-member group is a reflection of the Canadian mosaic to be found in Toronto, with members hailing from many parts of the world including Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, Pakistan, Guyana, The Congo and Jamaica. The Heritage Singers have developed a rich reperto...

The Heritage Singers is a Non-profit organization, which was founded in January, 1977 by its Musical Director, Grace Carter-Henry Lyons. The 30-member group is a reflection of the Canadian mosaic to be found in Toronto, with members hailing from many parts of the world including Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, Pakistan, Guyana, The Congo and Jamaica. The Heritage Singers have developed a rich reperto...

The Heritage Singers is a non-profit organization, which was founded in January, 1977 by its Musical Director, Grace Carter-Henry Lyons. The 30-member group is a reflection of the Canadian mosaic to be found in Toronto, with members hailing from many parts of the world including Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, Pakistan, Guyana, The Congo and Jamaica. The Heritage Singers have developed a rich reperto...

The Heritage Singers is a Non-profit organization, which was founded in January, 1977 by its Musical Director, Grace Carter-Henry Lyons. The 30-member group is a reflection of the Canadian mosaic to be found in Toronto, with members hailing from many parts of the world including Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, Pakistan, Guyana, The Congo and Jamaica. The Heritage Singers have developed a rich reperto...

We always support Black men wherever they are who are doing what they can to help other Black men be better Black men. One of these Black men is Brandon M. Frame. Brandon M. Frame is the founder & Chief Visionary Officer for www.theblackmancan.org. Brandon, who is 23 years old, founded this organization with the thought in mind that young black males need to have positive images in their lives. Br...

Cle Bennett is on fire!! He recently won two (!) Gemini awards for his performances in the mini-series "Guns" and "The Line". The Gemini Awards honor the best in Canadian television as determined by members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television and other industry professionals. He currently stars on the Global television series "Shattered" (on Wednesday nights) and "Lost Girl" (on Sunday...

Ricky Neckles is a young Black Canadian man who has done and is doing a lot of good for himself and many others. Ricky was born in Grenada and raised in Toronto's Mount Dennis community, a neighborhood recognized by the local governments as "at risk." He did not let his environment overcome him. ; He graduated in 2007 with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering. This to Ricky work...

We have some more great stuff from the book launch of Dalton Higgins book, "FATHERHOOD 4.0: i DAD APPLICATIONS ACROSS CULTURES" that was held in Toronto on November 2, 2010.This episode features a panel discussion on fatherhood with Dalton as the moderator. The panelists are:Wille Pile (linebacker for the Toronto Argonauts football team)Byron Parker (cornerback for the Toronto Argonauts football t...

On the evening of November 2, 2010, we had the opportunity to attend the book launch of Dalton Higgins "Fatherhood 4.0: iDad Applications Across Cultures". It was great and uplifting event. In this episode, you will get to listen to Dalton talk about "Fatherhood 4.0: iDad Applications Across Cultures". Dalton does some selected readings from the book. Enjoy!!!We would like to thank Dalton and Gill...

In this episode, we talk and share with author Joyce M. Johnson. Ms. Johnson Ms. Johnson has just authored her first book, "Henrietha". "Henrietha" 'fictionalized' ;chronicle (borne by two novellas -"Henrietha"and "Waiting for the World to Change") of the life, times and consciousness

Rob Ford has recently been elected as the new mayor of the city of Toronto. The election was one of the most interesting mayoral elections in Toronto's history. What does the election of Mr. Ford who is regarded as a conservative mean for Blacks in Toronto? In this episode, Vibe and Vegas along with Colin Jobe of "Colin's Edge" on Blog Talk Radio at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/colinsedge and Davi...

We have Dalton Higgins back!!Dalton is considered one of Canada's foremost experts on popular culture. He has recently written his fourth book, "Fatherhood 4.0: iDad Applications Across Cultures".In "Fatherhood 4.0: iDad Applications Across Cultures", some of Canada's most acclaimed multicultural personalities, public figures, intellectuals, entertainers, athletes, and activists share stories, mem...

Bob Butler is a reporter at KCBS radio in San Francisco, a multimedia investigative reporter on the Chauncey Bailey Project and owns an independent multimedia company. He describes himself as a Navy "brat" having lived in Cambridge, Long Beach, Pittsburgh, Groton, CT, San Diego and the San Francisco Bay Area. He served in the US Navy in San Diego, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Newport, RI and Philadelphia...

Sandra Subner is a person who is not afraid to live her dreams. Ms. Subner was born in Great Britain. Her family moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. After finding out that Winnipeg is a little cold, her family moved to Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. After graduating from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada. She then continued her studies in London, England. Believe it or not, S...

Rustum Southwell is a passionate leader and tireless advocate for economic diversity and capacity building. Originally from the Island of St. Kitts in the British West Indies, Rustum Southwell has called Nova Scotia home for over 30 years. As one of the first Black franchise operators in Nova Scotia, Rustum understands and appreciates the entrepreneurial landscape in Nova Scotia. Rustum is a recog...

Jamaican born Playwright, Producer and Actor David Heron has been called one of the most successful Caribbean artists of the last decade. He first came to the attention of Jamaican theatre audiences as a playwright, with the runaway success of his first play "Ecstasy", which ran for two years and toured three continents, emerging as one of the most popular Jamaican plays ever. Since then he has pe...

Douglas Prout is one of the most experienced and versatile theatre practitioners of his generation. He established himself as a competent actor in his Montego Bay, Jamaica in the 1980's before moving onto the larger audiences of Kingston, Jamaica. He is highly respected for his hard-work and boundless energy as an actor and for his sensitivity and attention to detail as a director. Recently, we ha...