Top 30 Chart for period ending March 20 + Folk/Blues, Hip-Hop and Jazz Top 10s
Once again, the top 30 most played musicians played at CFRC…with a twist, because now we have have a Jazz, Folk/Blues and Hip-Hop chart to show for our troubles here as well. Here’s what everything means:
artist / album (record label) *=Canadian content
1. Cousins / The Palm At The End of The Mind (Saved By Vinyl)*
2. Stevens, Mike & Matt Andersen / The Banff Sessions (Borealis)*
3. Cousins, Rose / We Have Made A Spark (independent)*
4. Etten, Sharon Van / tramp (Jagjaguwar)*
5. Army Girls / Close to the Bone EP (Blocks Recording Club)*
6. Trust / TRST (Arts & Crafts)*
7. Jones, JW / Seventh Hour (Solid Blues)*
8. Woodpigeon / For Paolo (Boompa)*
9. Phèdre / Phèdre (Daps)
10. Spoon, Rae / I Can’t Keep All of Our Secrets (Saved By Radio)*
The rest of the chart can be found here.
We also have charts for jazz, and hip-hop/beatbox AND folk/blues/bluegrass/country/roots!
Aboriginal Awareness Day 2012 Special Programming
CFRC presents its special Aboriginal Awareness Week programming on Tuesday March 20th from 1pm to 8pm. Tune in to hear some great programming and check out the schedule below for more information about what to expect on the air.
- Hear from students involved in the Aboriginal School Program of the Limestone District School Board and the director Kelly Gregory.
- Update from Chief Donny Morris of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug about the community’s resistance to the exploration of God’s Lake Resources, a gold mining company, on sacred territory.
- Taiaiake Alfred, Professor of Political Studies and the Indigenous Governance program at the University of Victoria speaks with Doug Farquhar, one of the hosts of Aboriginal Voices at CFRC.
- Interview with Dr. Pamela Palmater, Mi’kmaw lawyer and Director of the Indigenous Governance program at Ryerson University.
- Krysta Williams, Indigenous Feminist and Turtle clan from Moravian of the Thames First Nation and Lead Youth Advocate for the Native Youth Sexual Health Network presents a lecture titled “Indigenous made media: old and new forms of tellings our truths and stories.”
- Special programming from DJ Redskin Girl’s NDNsurgency.
- Interview with Duncan Cree from the Queen’s University Engineering Program.
- And more!
Krysta Williams @ Dunning 11, Mar 19
CFRC 101.9fm and OPIRG Kingston Present an Aboriginal Awareness Week event:
Krysta Williams, “Indigenous made media: old and new forms of tellings our truths and stories”
Monday, March 19, 6:30pm
Dunning Hall Room 11, Queen’s University
In celebration of Aboriginal Awareness Week at Queen’s, this talk explores how Indigenous people, particularly youth, are using and reinventing media from storytelling to social networks. Krysta Williams is an Indigenous Feminist and Turtle clan from Moravian of the Thames First Nation. She is a traditional singer and drummer, has a degree in Psychology and Spanish and Latin American Studies from the University of Waterloo and is the Lead Youth Advocate of the Native Youth Sexual Health Network, a continent-wide organization by and for Native youth.
This is the third and final event of the CFRC-OPIRG Anniversary Speaker Series, celebrating Black History Month, International Women’s Day, Aboriginal Awareness Week, 90 years of CFRC and 20 years of OPIRG Kingston.
International Women’s Day Focused Programming Schedule
Tune in Thursday, March 8th for CFRC’s International Women’s Day Focused Programming, from 1pm-8pm. International Women’s Day has been celebrated around the world since the early 1900s. Every year, thousands of events are held to celebrate women’s achievements. This year CFRC presents its special focused programming featuring interviews and commentary with feminist organizations, musicians and activists talking about local, national and international experiences of women. Check out the schedule below!
1:00 - 1:15 - Introduction
1:15 - 1:30 - Debunking Feminism
1:30 - 2:10 - Ronak Ghorbani’s : Youth in Revolt
2:10 - 2:30 - Live interview with Deb Kinder about International Women’s Day Week Events
2:30 - 3:00 - Interview with Kim Allen from Sexual Assault Centre Kingston
3:00 - 4:30 - Interviews with Kate Reid, The Lost Bois and Abstract Random
4:30 - 4:50 - Interview with Women’s Empowerment Committee
4:50 - 5:00 - Musical Break
5:00 - 6:30 - Interview with Connie Burk about Accountable Communities
6:30 - 7:00 - Interview with Krysta Williams, Lead Youth Advocate from the Native Youth Sexual Health Network
7:00 - 8:00 - Music by female musicians
