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"Tap into 50 years of Black Canadian history through ‘community mixtapes’ in new docuseries"
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'', October 2, 2023. Hosted by ''KhaRå Martin'', the five-part series takes audiences on a historical throwback to the beginnings of

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. Credited as an ''Oya Media Group'' production, the quintet of segments offer a rare glimpse into the Hip Hop mecca

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of yesteryear -- spanning the late-80s and mid-90s -- through exclusive testimonials shared by some of the pioneering industry figures responsible for making the early contributions that paved the way for acts like Tory Lanz and

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Episodes

# "Hip Hop" # "Toronto Carnival" # "Photography" # "Literature" # "Archivists"

Cast

# Mark Campbell # Dave Clarke # Adrien King # KhaRå Martin< #

Wendy Motion Brathwaite Wendy Motion Brathwaite is a Canadian musician, writer and activist from Toronto, Ontario. She is most noted as cowriter with Charles Officer of the screenplay for the 2020 film '' Akilla's Escape'', for which they won the Canadian Screen Award fo ...

# Ron Nelson #

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# Michael Williams

Awards

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External links

*{{IMDb title, 27911024 2020s Canadian documentary television series 2020s Black Canadian television series 2023 Canadian television series debuts 2023 Canadian television series endings Citytv original programming Canadian Screen Award–winning television shows