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In the mid 1990s our next guest was criss-crossing all over the Greater Toronto Area helping to promote hip hop and R&B concerts. After collecting thousands of posters, flyers, t-shirts, stickers and buttons he decided to share his treasures with the world. So in 2015 he began scanning and uploading these to the Instagram account, @TheFlyerVault Today, @TheFlyerVault has over 11,500 followers. Ear...

My next guest was an early manager of Canadian hip hop legend, Maestro Fresh Wes. He also spent a dozen years convincing the CRTC to give him and his partners a licence for Canada’s first urban radio station, FLOW 93.5.He spent 6 seasons as a judge with Canadian Idol alongside one of my favourite rock voices, Sass Jordan. Today he spends a lot of his time executing intercultural conflict managemen...

“Listen Up! Recording Music with Bob Dylan, Neil Young, U2, REM, The Tragically Hip, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tom Waits…” is an album-by-album account of my next guest’s work with these iconic artists and others. He has spent more than two decades recording, mixing, engineering and producing some of my favourite albums and concerts. It is both an honour and a pleasure to welcome to the show Grammy a...

My next guest sold millions of albums in the late 80s and early 90s as part of the blues, funk, rock outfit Spin Doctors. He continues to tour and play as a solo act as well as with the Spin Doctors. His latest project, “Who Shot John?” will be familiar to fans who have grown accustomed to his raw and infectious energy. Please Welcome to the show singer, songwriter, and an awesome guitar player Er...

The Godfather of Canadian hip hop: Maestro Fresh Wes is a pioneering hip-hop recording artist. His debut album, Symphony in Effect, was the first album by a Black Canadian artist to be certified platinum. “Let Your Backbone Slide” is still one of the most successful and influential Canadian songs of all time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bif Naked joined Karim Kanji inside the studio to chat about her music, her life, why she’s always so positive, if it’s true that she moved to Toronto to be close to Drake, and so much more! Here are some of the things we discussed:Bif Naked was born to a Canadian teenage mom in India. She was adopted by American parents who were in India doing Christian missionary work. As a young adult, Bif Nake...

When our next guest walked on stage the crowd at The Great Hall in Toronto popped. A giant of a man with long, dark, wavy hair and wearing a dark, long coat came on stage and read from his book. This was March 29, 2018.I had no clue who this person was. Why did he read from a book? My next guest was raised in Hamilton, ON. He is an award-winning musician, singer, songwriter, an author, painter and...

Welcome To The Music hosts, Karim Kanji and Gregg Tilston, sit down with musician, singer-songwriter, King Of The Dot videographer and Scarborough legend Joe Cash. This is Episode #2 of Welcome To The Music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Karim Kanji and Gregg Tilston welcome Josie Dye of Indie88 for the launch of WelcomeToTheMusic.com. This special episode was recorded live from Radical Road Brewing Co. and those in attendance raised money for Socks 4 Souls Canada. Josie, Gregg, and Karim discuss a number of topics including;- Josie Dye’s career at Indie88 and previously with 102.1 The Edge and Corus Entertainment- Her family incl...