''Marvin's Room'' is a Canadian radio program, which airs on

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''Broadcaster'', May 26, 2016. Created and originally hosted by Amanda Parris, the program explores the genre of

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, incorporating both historical and contemporary music in the genre. The program premiered in July 2016 as a short-run summer series hosted by Parris. Following the end of the show's original run, the CBC announced that the series would return as a permanent part of the network's regular schedule, beginning in November 2016."Local hero: Amanda Parris returns with Marvin's Room and Exhibitionists"
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'', November 2, 2016. The title was chosen because it symbolically connects the history and the future of the genre, linking

Marvin Gaye Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. (; April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American Rhythm and blues, R&B and soul singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He helped shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player an ...

's historic recording studio Marvin's Room with the contemporary

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song "

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". The series is also repeated on

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in a weekend slot. In November 2020, it was announced that the host, Amanda Parris, would leave the show temporarily on maternity leave. Music journalist and critic A. Harmony was named interim host in her absence. In September 2022, Amanda Parris announced that she would be stepping down as host of Marvin's Room and that A. Harmony, previously interim host, would become the new permanent host. A. Harmony's first episode as permanent host originally aired on September 16, 2022.

Jemeni Joanne Gairy, better known by her stage name Jemeni, is a singer, actress, writer, activist, broadcaster and community worker. She was born in Grenada and grew up in St. Catharines, Ontario and now lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She studied R ...

, a longtime broadcaster on Toronto urban radio stations Flow 93.5 and G98.7 and later Indigenous-based station Elmnt FM, later became host succeeding Harmony.

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