The purpose of this page is to highlight the excellence of the Black musicians who have been guests on our show. We understand that homogeneity is not a characteristic of either Black music or Black artists.
In addition to showcasing artists who identify as Black, this page will also serve to highlight artists who identify as African, African Canadian, Afro-Caribbean or African American.
We also recognize the rich contribution of Black artists in rock and roll, country, jazz, blues, funk, rhythm and blues, gospel, soul, disco, dance, pop, rap, hip hop and so many more musical genres.
Here are the Black musicians who’ve been guests on our show. We hope you enjoy listening to these interviews as much as we enjoyed recording them.
Orin Isaacs
In this recent podcast episode, Karim Kanji sat down with the renowned musician and producer, Orin…
Roger Mooking | Musician, Chef, and TV Host
Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji welcome to the show, Roger Mooking. Mooking first burst onto the…
John Orpheus: Music, Memories, and Meaningful Messages
In the latest episode of “Welcome To The Music,” the talented musician and author John Orpheus…
Maestro Fresh Wes – The Godfather of Canadian Hip Hop
The Godfather of Canadian hip hop: Maestro Fresh Wes is a pioneering hip-hop recording artist. His…
Julian Taylor | Singer-Songwriter
Hosts Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji welcome to the show award-winning singer-songwriter Julian Taylor. We spoke…
Paul Chin | Polaris Music Prize Nominated Producer
Paul Chin is a Polaris Music Prize-nominated producer that has risen from a pedigree of classical…
Vin Rock | Naughty by Nature
Vin Rock is the co-founder of the legendary Grammy-award winning hip hop group, Naughty By Nature….
Keysha Freshh
In our latest podcast episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with the talented Keysha about…
UK Punk Band, Leatherface
Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji welcome to the show author Chris MacDonald! The hosts welcomed Chris…
LU KALA
Singer-songwriter LU KALA’s unique approach to pop music lead her to co-writing a song with DVSN…
Keysha Freshh | Hip Hop's Kid Sister
BIO: Dubbed “Hip Hops kid sister”, Keysha Freshh blends everything you love about the 90’s with…
Metaverse and NFTs | Naughty By Nature’s Vin Rock
Vin Rock from legendary hip hop group Naughty By Nature and business partner Greg Carron join…
Andrae “Charles” Dawns aka Charles Rupupum
Andrae Charles Dawnes is an independent artist and producer based in Toronto. Here is his conversation…
Best Of WTTM: Maestro Fresh Wes
November 2017: a few years prior to the formal launch of the podcast “Welcome To The…
Hip Hop Icon Saukrates
Gregg and Karim welcome to the show, Saukrates! Karim Kanji and Saukrates engaged in a discussion…
Best Of WTTM: Vin Rock of Naughty By Nature
During the first year of the pandemic (back in 2020 if you can remember that far…
Ebonnie Rowe | Honey Jam
Ebonnie Rowe has been instrumental in supporting the launch of notable Canadian artists including Nelly Furtado,…
Renée Wynter
Renée has established herself as a must-watch artist in the industry and has worked with some…
OKAN |Afro-Cuban Jazz
A few weeks ago, Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji welcomed the Afro-Cuban Jazz duo OKAN (led…
Farley Flex
My next guest was an early manager of Canadian hip hop legend, Maestro Fresh Wes. He…
Zenesoul | Soul Artist
ZENESOUL is a Soul artist from Brampton, Canada. Born in Nigeria, she began writing songs at…
Michael Williams | Much Music and The Doc
Michael Williams joined hosts Karim Kanji and Gregg Tilston to talk about his career and Much…