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.
Best Of WTTM: Maestro Fresh Wes
November 2017: a few years prior to the formal launch of the podcast “Welcome To The…
Zaki Ibrahim | South African-Canadian Singer-Songwriter
Zaki Ibrahim recently released her album, The Secret Life Of Planets and joined both Gregg Tilston…
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…
OKAN |Afro-Cuban Jazz
A few weeks ago, Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji welcomed the Afro-Cuban Jazz duo OKAN (led…
Bad Skin | All Girl Punk Rock
Karim Kanji and Gregg Tilston welcome to the podcast, Bad Skin! 4 girls not afraid to…
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…
Hip Hop Icon Saukrates
Gregg and Karim welcome to the show, Saukrates! Karim Kanji and Saukrates engaged in a discussion…
Farley Flex
My next guest was an early manager of Canadian hip hop legend, Maestro Fresh Wes. He…
Orin Isaacs
In this recent podcast episode, Karim Kanji sat down with the renowned musician and producer, Orin…
Michael Williams | Much Music and The Doc
Michael Williams joined hosts Karim Kanji and Gregg Tilston to talk about his career and Much…
John Orpheus | Musician and Author
Born and raised in South-Central Trinidad, John Orpheus is a multi-cultural musical artist and published author….
Keysha Freshh | Hip Hop's Kid Sister
BIO: Dubbed “Hip Hops kid sister”, Keysha Freshh blends everything you love about the 90’s with…
LU KALA
Singer-songwriter LU KALA’s unique approach to pop music lead her to co-writing a song with DVSN…
Keysha Freshh
In our latest podcast episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with the talented Keysha about…
Paul Chin | Polaris Music Prize Nominated Producer
Paul Chin is a Polaris Music Prize-nominated producer that has risen from a pedigree of classical…
Shad
Hosts Karim Kanji and Gregg Tilston welcome to the studio, award-winning rapper Shad. It seems like…
Roger Mooking | Musician, Chef, and TV Host
Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji welcome to the show, Roger Mooking. Mooking first burst onto the…
Julian Taylor | Singer-Songwriter
Hosts Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji welcome to the show award-winning singer-songwriter Julian Taylor. We spoke…
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…
Andrae “Charles” Dawns aka Charles Rupupum
Andrae Charles Dawnes is an independent artist and producer based in Toronto. Here is his conversation…
Zenesoul | Soul Artist
ZENESOUL is a Soul artist from Brampton, Canada. Born in Nigeria, she began writing songs at…
Paul Chin | Brand New Tunes
Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji welcome to the show for the second time, Paul Chin! In…