Taboo https://umfm.com/programming/shows/taboo en An exploration of musics of the world. King Lewie the Controller slashes through the jungles of genre and pulls forth gems for the benefit of the people of Winnipeg on behalf of UMFM 101.5. 101.5 UMFM An exploration of musics of the world. King Lewie the Controller slashes through the jungles of genre and pulls forth gems for the benefit of the people of Winnipeg on behalf of UMFM 101.5. King Lewie AKA DJ Ray lewis@umfm.com no Copyright 2026 101.5 UMFM Farewell Broadcast with Oscar Peterson Trio https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-may-27-2022 umfm-620117-1419567 Fri, 27 May 2022 17:30:00 -0500 01:34:00 DJ Ray Stays Cool (rebroadcast from April 3, 2020) https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-april-3-2020-2 umfm-620117-1364370 Sat, 02 Apr 2022 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 Against the Invasion of Ukraine - Ukraine and Azerbaijan around 1980 https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-march-25-2022 umfm-620117-1354299 Fri, 25 Mar 2022 18:35:00 -0500 01:34:00 Anti-War Broadcast: Ukraine and Syria https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-march-18-2022 umfm-620117-1346599 Fri, 18 Mar 2022 13:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 Ukrainian Charity Concert in Germany and Ukrainian Composers https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-march-11-2022 umfm-620117-1340495 Fri, 11 Mar 2022 13:15:00 -0600 01:34:00 Against the Invasion of Ukraine (Ukrainian and Russian Composers #2) https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-march-4-2022 umfm-620117-1331459 Fri, 04 Mar 2022 14:00:00 -0600 01:34:00 Against the Invasion of Ukraine https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-february-25-2022 umfm-620117-1325955 Fri, 25 Feb 2022 13:46:00 -0600 01:34:00 Canadian Content - mid 2010's https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-february-18-2022 umfm-620117-1318253 Fri, 18 Feb 2022 17:30:00 -0600 01:34:00 Canadian Hodgepodge #1 (Andrew Balfour, Murray Adaskin, Mount Maxwell) https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-february-11-2022 umfm-620117-1308770 Fri, 11 Feb 2022 17:30:00 -0600 01:34:00 Krautrockin' with the King (rebroadcast from January 29, 2021) https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-january-29-2021-2 umfm-620117-1294302 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 16:00:00 -0600 01:34:00 New Canadian Releases 2022 - Blues, Reggae, and Funk https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-january-14-2022 umfm-620117-1278808 Fri, 14 Jan 2022 11:18:00 -0600 01:34:00 Peruvian Cumbia 70s https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-january-7-2022 umfm-620117-1271020 Fri, 07 Jan 2022 17:30:00 -0600 01:34:00 Canadian Composers 1900's https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-december-17-2021 umfm-620117-1249742 Fri, 17 Dec 2021 17:30:00 -0600 01:34:00 Nigeria Late 70's https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-december-10-2021 umfm-620117-1241541 Fri, 10 Dec 2021 17:30:00 -0600 01:34:00 Democratic Republic of Congo Late 70's https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-november-26-2021 umfm-620117-1226180 Fri, 26 Nov 2021 17:30:00 -0600 01:34:00 Super Taboo Special Edition https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-november-19-2021 umfm-620117-1226192 Fri, 19 Nov 2021 17:30:00 -0600 01:34:00 US Jazz 1972-73 https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-october-29-2021 umfm-620117-1199595 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 17:30:00 -0500 01:34:00 70-80s Peruvian Folk Music https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-october-22-2021 umfm-620117-1194137 Fri, 22 Oct 2021 13:36:00 -0500 01:34:00 00's Jazz and 70's R&B https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-october-15-2021 umfm-620117-1194133 Fri, 15 Oct 2021 09:39:00 -0500 01:34:00 New Syrian Music https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-october-8-2021 umfm-620117-1194129 Fri, 08 Oct 2021 17:30:00 -0500 01:34:00 Obscure Nigerian High Life Music https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-september-24-2021 umfm-620117-1160990 Fri, 24 Sep 2021 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 More American Music from 2021 https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-september-10-2021 umfm-620117-1147778 Fri, 10 Sep 2021 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 American Music 2021 https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-september-3-2021 umfm-620117-1140251 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 DJ Ray Goes Back to Japan for Food and Meditation https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-december-18-2020-1 umfm-620117-1134458 Fri, 27 Aug 2021 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 King Lewie's Batov Records Sampler - rebroadcast from February 19, 2021 https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-february-18-2021-1 umfm-620117-1126220 Fri, 20 Aug 2021 19:06:00 -0500 01:34:00 DJ Ray Discovers the Funk in Yemen - rebroadcast from February 12, 2021 https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-february-12-2021-1 umfm-620117-1126212 Fri, 13 Aug 2021 12:01:00 -0500 01:34:00 King Lewie Abuses His Authority - Even More Haruomi Honoso (and Miharu Koshi) - rebroadcast from January 22, 2021 https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-january-22-2021-1 umfm-620117-1126204 Fri, 06 Aug 2021 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 '70's French Field Recordings - Thailand and Bali https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-july-30-2021 umfm-620117-1200825 Fri, 30 Jul 2021 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 Polish Jazz (2012, 2021) https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-july-16-2021 umfm-620117-1095553 Fri, 16 Jul 2021 17:30:00 -0500 01:34:00 Late 70's Czech Jazz https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-july-2-2021 umfm-620117-1082850 Fri, 02 Jul 2021 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 DJ Ray's Modern Turkish Delight https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-june-25-2021 umfm-620117-1082867 Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 DJ Ray's Ghanaian Grooves https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-june-11-2021 umfm-620117-1082863 Fri, 11 Jun 2021 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 King Lewie's Polyphonic Polish Picnic https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-june-4-2021 umfm-620117-1082859 Fri, 04 Jun 2021 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 King Lewie serves khong wan for borreltijd https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-may-28-2021 umfm-620117-1047782 Fri, 28 May 2021 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 May 21, 2021 https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-may-21-2021 umfm-620117-1040705 Fri, 21 May 2021 11:56:00 -0500 01:34:00 The Son, the Holy Ghost, and King Lewie https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-may-14-2021 umfm-620117-1040701 Fri, 14 May 2021 22:41:00 -0500 01:34:00 DJ Ray is Visited by the Ghosts of Jazz Past and Future https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-may-7-2021 umfm-620117-1026776 Fri, 07 May 2021 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 King Lewie Reps the Commonwealth https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-april-30-2021 umfm-620117-1023659 Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 In Dedication to the Memory Of George Floyd https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-april-9-2021 umfm-620117-1000540 Fri, 09 Apr 2021 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 DJ Ray's "A Jazz in Born" (In Japan) https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-march-26-2021 umfm-620117-1000544 Fri, 26 Mar 2021 08:37:00 -0500 01:34:00 King Lewie Chills on Okinawa Beach https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-march-19-2021 umfm-620117-980160 Fri, 19 Mar 2021 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 King Lewie Borrows King Harald's Jazz Playlist https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-march-12-2021 umfm-620117-972607 Fri, 12 Mar 2021 19:42:00 -0600 01:34:00 DJ Ray Goes Back For More Kraut https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-march-4-2021 umfm-620117-961804 Fri, 05 Mar 2021 18:53:00 -0600 01:34:00 King Lewie's Batov Records Sampler https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-february-18-2021 umfm-620117-948920 Fri, 19 Feb 2021 19:06:00 -0600 01:34:00 DJ Ray Discovers the Funk in Yemen https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-february-12-2021 umfm-620117-943953 Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:01:00 -0600 01:34:00 DJ Ray Goes Back to Deutschland https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-february-5-2021 umfm-620117-936243 Fri, 05 Feb 2021 19:21:00 -0600 01:34:00 Krautrockin' with the King https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-january-29-2021 umfm-620117-930800 Fri, 29 Jan 2021 16:00:00 -0600 01:34:00 King Lewie Abuses His Authority - Even More Haruomi Honoso (and Miharu Koshi) https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-january-22-2021 umfm-620117-925750 Fri, 22 Jan 2021 16:00:00 -0600 01:34:00 King Lew's Blues Revue https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-january-15-2021 umfm-620117-919318 Fri, 15 Jan 2021 11:28:00 -0600 01:34:00 DJ Ray Funks it Up in West Africa https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-january-8-2021 umfm-620117-910169 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 11:15:00 -0600 01:34:00 King Lewie Summons the Spirit of Funk https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-january-1-2021 umfm-620117-906325 Fri, 01 Jan 2021 14:28:00 -0600 01:34:00 King Lewie's Very Soviet Christmas https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-december-25-2020 umfm-620117-901263 Fri, 25 Dec 2020 16:00:00 -0600 01:34:00 DJ Ray Goes Back to Japan for Food and Meditation https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-december-18-2020 umfm-620117-897725 Fri, 18 Dec 2020 16:00:00 -0600 01:34:00 Baltic and Central Asian (Lithuania/Estonia/Uzbekistan) https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-december-2-2020 umfm-620117-882856 Fri, 04 Dec 2020 19:54:00 -0600 01:34:00 Psychedelic Sanza (Congo/Cameroon) https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-november-27-2020 umfm-620117-878089 Fri, 27 Nov 2020 10:11:00 -0600 01:34:00 Estonian Jazz, Russian Electronica https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-november-20-2020 umfm-620117-870962 Fri, 20 Nov 2020 16:00:00 -0600
]]> 01:34:00 Ray Wants to Get Funked Up https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-november-13-2020 umfm-620117-867235 Fri, 13 Nov 2020 14:43:00 -0600 01:34:00 King Lewie's Latin Guitar Jam Sesh https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-november-6-2020 umfm-620117-867250 Fri, 06 Nov 2020 16:00:00 -0600 01:34:00 Brazil and Portugal - Chico Buarque and Maria Teresa De Noronha https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-october-30-2020 umfm-620117-856098 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 11:38:00 -0500 01:34:00 King Lewie Straddles the 49th Parallel https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-october-23-2020 umfm-620117-1200817 Fri, 23 Oct 2020 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 October 16, 2020 https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-october-16-2020 umfm-620117-1200821 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 October 2, 2020 https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-october-2-2020 umfm-620117-1200823 Fri, 02 Oct 2020 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 September 25, 2020 https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-september-25-2020 umfm-620117-1200829 Fri, 25 Sep 2020 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 September 18, 2020 https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-september-18-2020 umfm-620117-1200831 Fri, 18 Sep 2020 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 September 11, 2020 https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-september-11-2020 umfm-620117-1200833 Fri, 11 Sep 2020 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 September 4, 2020 https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-september-4-2020 umfm-620117-1200835 Fri, 04 Sep 2020 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 August 28, 2020 https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-august-28-2020 umfm-620117-1200837 Fri, 28 Aug 2020 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 August 21, 2020 https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-august-21-2020 umfm-620117-1200839 Fri, 21 Aug 2020 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 August 14, 2020 https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-august-14-2020 umfm-620117-1200841 Fri, 14 Aug 2020 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 August 7, 2020 https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-august-7-2020 umfm-620117-1200843 Fri, 07 Aug 2020 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 July 31, 2020 https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-july-31-2020 umfm-620117-1200845 Fri, 31 Jul 2020 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 July 24, 2020 https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-july-24-2020 umfm-620117-1200847 Fri, 24 Jul 2020 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 July 17, 2020 https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-july-17-2020 umfm-620117-855133 Fri, 17 Jul 2020 16:08:00 -0500 01:34:00 King Lewie's Collage https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-july-10-2020 umfm-620117-780289 Fri, 10 Jul 2020 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 What in the Sam Heck is DJ Ray Doing https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-july-3-2020 umfm-620117-774333 Fri, 03 Jul 2020 13:47:00 -0500 01:34:00 DJ Ray Visits the Carnival of Venice https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-june-26-2020 umfm-620117-768084 Fri, 26 Jun 2020 13:36:00 -0500 01:34:00 King Lewie is the Clout Trout https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-june-19-2020 umfm-620117-763554 Fri, 19 Jun 2020 13:42:00 -0500 01:34:00 Donald J Ray Stretches Out https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-june-12-2020 umfm-620117-755360 Fri, 12 Jun 2020 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 DJ Ray Demands Justice https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-june-5-2020 umfm-620117-750809 Fri, 05 Jun 2020 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 King Lewie Decrees, "Human Rights are your Property" https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-may-29-2020 umfm-620117-748024 Fri, 29 May 2020 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 DJ Ray Stays Cool (rebroadcast from April 3, 2020) https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-april-3-2020-1 umfm-620117-739549 Fri, 22 May 2020 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 DJ Ray is Big in Japan https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-may-8-2020 umfm-620117-729843 Fri, 15 May 2020 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 Mr. Lew https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-may-1-2020 umfm-620117-729878 Fri, 01 May 2020 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 King Lewie Decrees "Halalize it" https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-april-24-2020 umfm-620117-718969 Fri, 24 Apr 2020 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 Manitoba Knows How To Party (In The City Of Winnipeg) https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-april-17-2020 umfm-620117-715755 Fri, 17 Apr 2020 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 King Lew Loses It https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-april-10-2020 umfm-620117-713834 Fri, 10 Apr 2020 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 DJ Ray Stays Cool https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-april-3-2020 umfm-620117-713780 Fri, 03 Apr 2020 16:00:00 -0500 01:34:00 King Lew's 5th Durag https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-march-27-2020 umfm-620117-702860 Fri, 27 Mar 2020 16:26:00 -0500 01:34:00 Ray Don't Play https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-march-20-2020 umfm-620117-702805 Fri, 20 Mar 2020 16:19:00 -0500 01:34:00 Lew Cares https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-march-6-2020 umfm-620117-685197 Fri, 06 Mar 2020 17:40:00 -0600 01:34:00 Gypsy Slidin' https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-february-28-2020 umfm-620117-676495 Fri, 28 Feb 2020 17:36:00 -0600 01:34:00 Glamour In The Groove Asylum https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-february-21-2020 umfm-620117-667003 Fri, 21 Feb 2020 17:35:00 -0600 01:34:00 Cha Cha Massagana https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-february-14-2020 umfm-620117-660961 Fri, 14 Feb 2020 16:58:00 -0600 01:34:00 Still R.A.Y. https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-february-7-2020 umfm-620117-651480 Fri, 07 Feb 2020 17:37:00 -0600 01:34:00 Bad Habits and Moose Calls https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-january-31-2020 umfm-620117-641783 Fri, 31 Jan 2020 17:38:00 -0600 01:34:00 Hallelujah! The King is Back! https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-january-28-2020 umfm-620117-638652 Fri, 24 Jan 2020 21:04:00 -0600 01:34:00 One Commonwealth Under a Groove - DJ Ray Steps Out https://umfm.com/programming/broadcast/taboo-january-17-2020 umfm-620117-624855 Fri, 17 Jan 2020 15:38:00 -0600

The first episode. King Lewie AKA DJ Ray works out the kinks live on air for your listening pleasure. The Queen herself bestows Royal blessings upon UMFM, recognizing the authority of King Lewie within his glorious and rightful domain from 4PM-5:30PM on Fridays from now until the show's quality starts to slip. One Commonwealth Under a Groove.

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