Reggae Central

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Chuck Foster hosts Reggae Central Sundays from 2-4 PM on KPFK. He features ska, rocksteady, dub, local and international reggae and dancehall with a special emphasis on roots music. Chuck is the author of Roots Rock Reggae: An Oral History of Reggae Music From Ska To Dancehall (Billboard Books, 1999) and The Small Axe Guide To Rockstedy (Muzik Works, 2009, updated 2016). He wrote the Reggae Update column for Beat Magazine for two decades and currently writes the Reading and Reasoning column for Reggae Festival Guide. Chuck started playing reggae on the radio in Southern California in 1982 and began hosting Reggae Central in 1997. Live guests on the show over the years include Dennis Brown, The Mighty Diamonds, Burning Spear, Alton Ellis, Etana, Stranger Cole, Freddie McGregor, Phyllis Dillon, Lucky Dube, Morgan Heritage, The Expanders and many, many more.

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REGGAE CENTRAL w/ Chuck Foster 90.7FM KPFK

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Schedule

Something's Happening
12:00am - 6:00am

News and programming on the cutting edge
Democracy Now!
6:00am - 7:00am

Democracy Now! goes beyond the rhetoric and party politics offered by the mainstream media. Instead, it highlights grassroots efforts to enhance and ignite democracy in the U.S.
Sojourner Truth wMargaret Prescod
7:00am - 8:00am

Sojourner Truth brings you news and views on local, national, and international policies and stories that affect us all. We draw out how those of us most impacted - women, communities of color and other communities are responding.
Rising Up w Sonali Kolhatkar
8:00am - 9:00am

Rising Up is a daily digest of independent news analysis, investigation, education, artistic expression, activism in the public interest

Events

KPFK Finance Committee
KPFK Finance Committee
14th Nov at KPFK Station
KPFK Local Station Board
The KPFK Local Station Board meets on the third Sunday of each month
18th Nov at Peace Center
Sweet Honey In The Rock
Grammy Award-nominated and globally renowned a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey In The Rock continues to cultivate, evolve and add memorable moments to their indelible legacy as activists and artists.
30th Nov at Royce Hall
Luciana Souza: The Book of Longing
Grammy Award-winning vocalist Luciana Souza is one of jazz’s foremost singers and vocal interpreters.
1st Dec at Royce Hall
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn at Royce Hall
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn at Royce Hall CAP UCLA Presents
6th Dec at Royce Hall