What is a 'Jumbalaya'?

According to CJSF 90.1FM's website, the Jumbalaya is "your unpredictable music mix that's always delicious!"

Etymologically, it's a combination of "jumble" + "jambalaya". "Jumble", as in a mixture of random things; "jambalaya", as in the Creole dish.

It's a show mostly for new (and some veteran) music show hosts to get a feel of what it's like to have their own music-based radio show. We're given a set amount of CDs, vinyl records, and digital audio to showcase on air what the station has music-wise. A lot of the music is by independent artists, and we usually showcase non-Top 40 artists.

Each Jumbalaya is hosted by a different volunteer, and there's at least one Jumbalaya show every day of the week. The volunteers each have very different tastes in music...a lot of them like folk, some like a nice serving of electro, and you can even get a mixture of jazz, hip-hop, and metal. And of course that's not *all* we have!

Some hosts like to stick to one or two genres; others like to mix it up.

Jumbalaya is my favourite show on CJSF since a good mixture of music is represented, and each host brings a different flavour to each show. They also help me figure out what to play next on air and even discover new favourite artists! Just to let you fellow Jumbalaya hosts know (if you're reading this)...I'm listening ;)

Listen to the Jumbalaya podcasts here: http://cjsf.ca/pguide/grid/description.php?ID=70