Roots & Rhythms is a roots music program that swings, jumps, or rocks.
Hosted by: Dick Alta Vista
Airs: Every Sunday from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Coming up at 8:00 PM on August 17th, 2025:
Los Lobos part four

Roots and Rhythms

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Date	Host	Highlight	On Demand
Aug. 17, 2025	Dick Altavista	Los Lobos part four	available
Aug. 10, 2025	Dick Altavista	Louis Armstrong: The Hot Fives	available
Aug. 3, 2025	Dick Altavista	The Blue Shadows	available
Jul. 27, 2025	Dick Altavista	Slim Sandy & The Hillbilly Boppers	available
Jul. 20, 2025	Dick Altavista	Kimberley MacGregor	available
Jul. 13, 2025	Dick Altavista	Sun Records: The Blues Years 1950-1958 Part Three	available
Jul. 6, 2025	Dick Altavista	Nick Lowe	available

Roots & Rhythms started out in 1997 as a roots music program (Jazz, country, r&b and Rock(abilly), with some contemporary bands thrown in as well. Most programs were devoted to a specific artist, label, city or genre. Since then, the core concept has remained the same, but has been broadened to include more mix-type programs blending eclectic choices across genre and time periods. Throughout, the emphasis has been on music that swings, jumps, or rocks.

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- Graphic by the infamous illustrator and animator Ian Jeans http://ianjeans.blogspot.ca/