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Composed by Cohen during a blizzard in Edmonton, Alberta.
Listen on SpotifyMushaboom (released in 2004) was Feist's first single and is about enjoying a simple life in a small town. Feist used Mushaboom, NS as her inspiration because she was born there.
Listen on SpotifyBuddy (Kevin Blackmore) grew up in Gander, Newfoundland.
Listen on SpotifyElliott Brood is an alternative country band from Toronto. Their song, "Oh, Alberta" describes provinces and territories in Canada. Two lines of the song are "PEI, Potato; PEI, Potato".
Listen on SpotifyIan Tamblyn is a Canadian folk music singer-songwriter who was born and raised in Fort William, ON.
Listen on SpotifyCraig Cardiff is a Canadian folk singer living in Arnprior, ON. He is known for performing in alternative venues, such as camps, backyards, prisons, churches, basements, kitchens, and living rooms.
Listen on Spotify“Weston Road Flows” is a throwback to Drake’s past of growing up on Weston Road in Toronto. This was before he moved to Forest Hill.
Listen on Spotify"This what 'Sauga feels like in the night time. Watch what she doin' when the light shine."
Listen on SpotifyNeil Young was born in Toronto but raised in Omemee, which Young describes as a "sleepy little place."
Listen on SpotifyMorissette was born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario
Listen on SpotifyCohen was born in Westmount, an affluent suburb of Montreal. This song has been performed by over 200 artists in varying languages, and is one of the most performed songs in North American history.
Listen on SpotifyAdams was born in Kingston, Ontario
Listen on SpotifyShania Twain was born in Windsor, Ontario
Listen on SpotifyDion was born in Charlemagne
Listen on SpotifyMitchell was born in Fort Macleod
Listen on SpotifyBublé was born in Burnaby
Listen on SpotifyBieber was born in London, Ontario
Listen on SpotifyLightfoot was born in Orillia
Listen on SpotifyA Tribe Called Red comes from Ottawa
Listen on SpotifyThe Farrell Bros. are a rockabilly group from Selkirk, MB.
Listen on SpotifyPersonality Crisis is a punk rock band from Winnipeg.
Listen on SpotifyThe Poverty Plainsmen is a country band from Tilston.
Listen on SpotifyLes Surveillantes are an indie group from Saint Boniface.
Listen on SpotifyThe Undecided was a pop-punk band from Steinbach.
Listen on SpotifyEdward Gamblin is a First Nations country rock singer from Cross Lake
Listen on SpotifyMcenroe is a rapper from Brandon.
Listen on SpotifyLuke McMaster is a singer from Brandon.
Listen on SpotifyAndrea Menard is of Métis descent and a jazz singer from Flin Flon.
Listen on SpotifyWilliam Prince is a folk singer and a member of the Peguis First Nation.
Listen on SpotifyPhyllis Sinclair is a Cree folk singer-songwriter from Churchill.
Listen on SpotifyAmanda Stott is a pop singer from Brandon.
Listen on SpotifyChantal Kreviazuk is from Winnipeg.
Listen on SpotifyDon Amero is an Aboriginal folk singer from Winnipeg.
Listen on SpotifyAt the age of nine, Richie Hawtin (Plastikman) moved from Oxfordshire, England to LaSalle, Ontario.
Listen on Spotify1755 was an Acadian band from Moncton, NB.
Listen on SpotifyAlbum: En Famille (2003)
Listen on SpotifyAge of Days is an alternative rock band from Fredericton.
Listen on SpotifyErmine is a progressive rock band from Saint John.
Listen on SpotifyAngèle Arsenault was born in Abrams Village, Prince Edward Island.
Listen on SpotifyGrand Theft Bus is a indie rock band from Fredericton.
Listen on SpotifyTim Chaisson is from Souris, Prince Edward Island.
Listen on SpotifyLes Hay Babies members are from small Acadian towns in New Brunswick.
Listen on SpotifyAshley Condon was born in Pictou, Nova Scotia
Listen on SpotifyIn-Flight Safety first met at university in Sackville.
Listen on SpotifyAshley Condon was raised in Montague, Prince Edward Island.
Listen on SpotifyMatt Andersen is a singer-songwriter from Perth-Andover
Listen on SpotifyRose Cousins was born and raised in Prince Edward Island.
Listen on SpotifyTanya Davis was born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island.
Listen on SpotifyJulie Doiron is an Acadian singer-songwriter from Moncton.
Listen on SpotifyLennie Gallant was born in Rustico, Prince Edward Island.
Listen on SpotifyPatsy Gallant is an Acadian pop singer from Campbellton.
Listen on SpotifyPaul Hébert is a francophone bluegrass singer from Rogersville.
Listen on SpotifyTristan Horncastle is a country singer from Fredericton.
Listen on SpotifyJenn Grant was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
Listen on SpotifyWilfred Le Bouthillier is an Acadian singer from Tracadie-Sheila.
Listen on SpotifyLisa LeBlanc is an Acadian singer songwriter from Rosarieville.
Listen on SpotifyJoey Kitson, vocalist for Rawlins Cross, was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
Listen on SpotifyMia Martina is a singer and songwriter from Saint-Ignace.
Listen on SpotifyDaniel Ledwell is originally from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
Listen on SpotifyDaniel Ledwell currently lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Listen on SpotifyNatasha St-Pier is an Acadian pop singer from Bathurst.
Listen on SpotifyTara MacLean was discovered by record executives while singing on the deck of a Gulf Islands ferry.
Listen on Spotifyfolk-rock québécois
Listen on SpotifyTara MacLean was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
Listen on SpotifyRoch Voisine is a singer-songwriter from Edmunston.
Listen on SpotifyKim Stockwood was born in St. John's, Newfoundland,
Listen on SpotifyEric's Trip is an indie rock band from Moncton.
Listen on SpotifyLabrador City, Labrador, Canada
Listen on SpotifyCatherine MacLellan was born and raised in Summerside, Prince Edward Island.
Listen on SpotifyWinnipeg's Most consists of two Aboriginal artists from Winnipeg.
Listen on SpotifyEekwol is a Muskoday First Nation rapper from Winnipeg.
Listen on SpotifyCatherine MacLellan's lives in Summerside, PEI. Her father was the famous songwriter Gene MacLellan. Catherine recently released a new album celebrating her father's legacy.
Listen on SpotifyMaria Aragon is a singer from Winnipeg.
Listen on Spotifyfolk-rock québécois
Listen on SpotifyTal Bachman is a singer from Winnipeg.
Listen on SpotifyGene MacLellan lived in Pownal, Prince Edward Island.
Listen on SpotifyDel Barber is an alternative country singer from Winnipeg. In 2016, he released the album The Puck Drops Here, which is about Canada's love for hockey.
Listen on SpotifyAlbum: 3e temps
Listen on SpotifyThe Waking Eyes was a rock band from Steinbach.
Listen on SpotifyRoyal Canoe is an indie pop band from Steinbach.
Listen on SpotifyCynthia MacLeod has hosted over 200 ceilidhs in Brackley Beach, Prince Edward Island. She has also performed all over the world, from Cuba to Japan.
Listen on SpotifyArtist from the small town of Bourget, in Ontario
Listen on SpotifyRon Hawkins is a life long musician from Toronto, Canada. This song was played during the Toronto Maple Leafs Centennial Classic game and promo spot. Hawkins is best known as the lead singer for Lowest of the Low a punk band from Toronto, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyImaginary Cities is a band from Steinbach.
Listen on SpotifySweet Alibi is a trio from Winnipeg.
Listen on SpotifyChic Gamine is a band from Winnipeg.
Listen on SpotifyWhitney Rose was born in Prince Edward Island before moving to Austin, Texas.
Listen on SpotifyRemy Shand is a R&B singer from Winnipeg.
Listen on SpotifyThe Weakerthans is a band from Winnipeg.
Listen on SpotifyAl Tuck was born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island.
Listen on SpotifySusan Aglukark is an Inuk musician from Arviat.
Listen on SpotifyNathan Wiley is from Summerside, Prince Edward Island.
Listen on SpotifyMembers: Karl Tremblay Jean-François Pauzé Marie-Annick Lépine Jérôme Dupras
Listen on SpotifyDavid Myles is a folk jazz musician from Fredericton. This single, made with Classified, became the biggest-selling rap single in the history of Canadian music.
Listen on SpotifyCorb Lund grew up on his family's farm and ranches. He left his hometown of Taber for Edmonton to study jazz guitar and bass at Grant MacEwan College.
Listen on SpotifyThe Watchmen are an alternative rock band from Winnipeg. Their debut album, McLaren Furnace Room, is named for one of the band's rehearsal spaces; the furnace room of the McLaren Hotel in Winnipeg.
Listen on SpotifyKarim Ouellet is from Quebec City.
Listen on SpotifyVincent Vallières is from Sherbrooke.
Listen on SpotifyÉric Lapointe is a singer from Montreal
Listen on SpotifyLes Trois Accords is a band from Drummondville.
Listen on SpotifyNot only were Tegan and Sara featured in The Lego Movie, their songs have also been used in Grey's Anatomy. Seven times. The twin sisters are from Calgary, AB.
Listen on SpotifyLeela Gilday is a Dene-Canadian singer and songwriter born and raised in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
Listen on SpotifyDaniel Bélanger is a singer-songwriter from Montreal.
Listen on SpotifyThe Moffatts grew up in Tumbler Ridge, BC before moving to Victoria, BC.
Listen on SpotifyGentleman Reg's origins tie back to Trenton, ON.
Listen on SpotifyBéatrice Martin, better known by her stage name Cœur de pirate is from Outremont, Montreal, Quebec.
Listen on SpotifyOne of the Bodh'aktan members is from Havre-Saint-Pierre.
Listen on SpotifyOne of the members of Bodh'aktan is from Iles de la Madeleine.
Listen on SpotifyLa Bottine Souriante originated in Lanaudière, QC
Listen on SpotifyJohn Arcand is a well-known fiddler from Debden, SK. Known for his traditional Red River Métis tunes.
Listen on SpotifyDaniel Caesar is an r&b artist, originally from Oshawa, ON.
Listen on SpotifyJohn Ballantyne is a pianist and composer from Saskatchewan, Canada.
Listen on SpotifyKurt Dahle, drummer and vocalist of The New Pornographers was born in Moose Jaw, SK.
Listen on SpotifyMuskoday First Nation rapper Eekwol completed her master thesis of Native Studies in University of Saskatchewan.
Listen on SpotifyBuffy Sainte-Marie was born in Qu'Appelle Valley, SK.
Listen on SpotifyFolk artist Ana Egge was born in Estevan, SK.
Listen on SpotifyCanadian-born Métis actor and singer Tom Jackson is from the One Arrow Reserve in Saint Isidore-de-Bellevue, SK. He recently gave a speech honouring leadership on Indigenous issues that brought PM Justin Trudeau to tears.
Listen on SpotifyMary Barry was born in St. John's, Newfoundland.
Listen on SpotifyDominic Salole, known as singer/songwriter Mocky is from Saskatchewan, Canada
Listen on SpotifyJason Benoit was born in Stephenville, Newfoundland.
Listen on SpotifyJason Benoit was raised in Fox Island River, Newfoundland. He gained mass attention when he released a rendition of Armin van Buuren's "This Is What It Feels Like".
Listen on SpotifyAnita Best is from Newfoundland and Labrador
Listen on SpotifyBlaine Thurier was born in Estevan, SK and plays synthesizer in The New Pornographers. Rolling Stone ranked the band's second album, Electric Version, number 79 in the list of the "100 Best Albums of the Decade".
Listen on SpotifyOmar Blondahl was born in Wynyard, Saskatchewan
Listen on SpotifyD'Arcy Broderick was born in Bay de Verde, Newfoundland.
Listen on SpotifyBoth the performer Mark Hiscock and the songwriter Johnny Burke are from St. John's, Newfoundland
Listen on SpotifySebastien Grainger of the duo Death From Above 1979, is from Mississauga, ON.
Listen on SpotifyBrian Byrne was born in Steady Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador. He has had many jobs, including ski instructor, tattoo artist, and radio announcer. Byrne is also known for singing, "There's No Place Like This" in the 2007 Ontario Travel commercials.
Listen on SpotifyAlan Doyle, lead singer of Great Big Sea, was born in Petty Harbour, Newfoundland.
Listen on SpotifyJoseph Dale Marlin LaPlante, known as Joey Stylez, was born in Cochin, SK. The video to this song explores the injustices to Aboriginal youth in residential schools. By being a First Nations activist, he is following in his mother's footsteps who was the Métis Saskatchewan leader in 2004.
Listen on SpotifyGreat Big Sea were formed in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Listen on SpotifyHenry Lau of the k-pop/c-pop group Super Junior-M, attended A.Y. Jackson secondary before signing with SM Entertainment.
Listen on SpotifyThe character of Donnie Dumphy was created in St. John's.
Listen on SpotifySon Seung-wan also known as Wendy of Red Velvet, is an alumni of Richmond Hill High.
Listen on SpotifyEddie Eastman
Listen on SpotifyGina Jane Choi also known as G.NA, was born and raised in Edmonton, AB.
Listen on SpotifyJenny Gear
Listen on SpotifyRex Goudie was born in Dawson Creek, British Columbia.
Listen on SpotifyRex Goudie grew up in Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Listen on SpotifyJason Greeley was born in Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Listen on SpotifyThe indie rock band Constantines originated from their hometown of Guelph, ON.
Listen on SpotifyHarry Hibbs, an icon of traditional Newfoundland music, was born on Bell Island.
Listen on SpotifyWendy of the 5 member k-pop group Red Velvet, grew up in Brockville, ON.
Listen on SpotifyDick Nolan was born in Corner Brook, Newfoundland.
Listen on SpotifyJim Payne was born in Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland
Listen on SpotifyBuddy (Kevin Blackmore) grew up in Gander, Newfoundland.
Listen on SpotifyJohn Kay the guitarist and frontman of Steppenwolf was raised in Waterloo, ON after his family fled Tilsit, Germany during the 'Evacuation of East Prussia'.
Listen on SpotifyCrooked Stovepipe member Rex Yetman hails from Jamestown, Newfoundland.
Listen on SpotifyThe Jerry Cans are a band from Iqaluit, NU who combine traditional Inuit throat singing with folk music
Listen on SpotifyTanya Tagaq Gillis is a Canadian (Inuk) throat singer from Cambridge Bay, NU. Tagaq's most recent album Retribution explores the lack of respect for women’s rights, the planet, and Indigenous rights.
Listen on SpotifySusan Aglukark is an Inuk musician raised in Arviat, NU. She has performed for Queen Elizabeth II, Nelson Mandela, and was awarded the Order of Canada.
Listen on SpotifySerena Ryder grew up in Millbrook, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyNorthern Haze created North America’s first Indigenous-language record in 1985.
Listen on SpotifyRiit (Rita Claire Mike-Murphy) was raised in Panniqtuq, Nunavut.
Listen on SpotifyWalk Off The Earth hail from Burlington, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyKathleen Ivaluarjuk Merrit also known as IVA is a throat-singer, poet, writer and collaborator from Rankin Inlet, NU.
Listen on SpotifyBrothers Ewan and Shamus Currie hail from Saskatoon.
Listen on SpotifyLucie Idlout is a Canadian singer/songwriter, born in Nunavut.
Listen on SpotifyAustra hail from Toronto, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifySarah Slean was born in Pickering.
Listen on SpotifyRuth Berhe was born in Edmonton. Lost Boy was the first song she ever wrote, and she debuted it on Vine in six second increments. Berhe originally did not want to post it because she thought it was too cheesy.
Listen on SpotifyKeys N Krates
Listen on SpotifyCynthia Pitsiulak of Silla + Rise, is originally from Kimmirut, NU.
Listen on SpotifyRalph's Raffa Weyman hails from Toronto, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyCharlotte Qamaniq of Silla + Rise is originally from Igloolik, NU.
Listen on SpotifyCharlotte Day-Wilson is based in Toronto.
Listen on SpotifyDaniel Caesar is based in Toronto, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyThis track by electronic duo Rise Ashen and Flying Down Thunder, features throat-boxer (throat singing + beat-boxing) Nelson Tagoona from Baker Lake, NU.
Listen on SpotifyCharlotte was born in Montreal.
Listen on SpotifyFRIGS are based in Toronto.
Listen on SpotifySaya was born in Toronto.
Listen on SpotifyAllan Rayman is from Lost Springs, Wyoming but currently resides in Toronto.
Listen on SpotifyDiana hails from Toronto.
Listen on Spotify"This that Oliver 40, Niko shit man. 15 Fort York shit ya know." Apartment 1503 in 15 Fort York Blvd was the condo of Drake's friend and producer Noah '40' Shebib. The apartment doubled as their studio space.
Listen on Spotify“I take Eglinton to 401 East and exit at Markham Road in the east end.” This location is the 401 exit ramp to Markham Rd, which leads to Agincourt and Scarborough, ON.
Listen on SpotifyIskwe was born Winnipeg. Iskwe means woman, and was taken from her traditional name Ratuski ("Blue Sky Woman"). She chose it because “it’s a reflection of a place in my spirit I turn to when I’m in a creative zone”.
Listen on SpotifyKevin Brereton, better known by his stage name k-os, was born at St. Michael's Hospital.
Listen on SpotifyEarly in his career, k-os attended York University. He later dropped out and became one half of the producing duo Midi Mafia.
Listen on SpotifyThis is the song, which popularized Toronto's nickname "T-dot". Regent Park is one of the locations featured in the music video.
Listen on SpotifyTablo of the korean hip-hop trio Epik High, attended St. George's School when his family moved to Canada.
Listen on SpotifyDenzel Spencer known by his stage name Roy Wood$, is a Canadian rapper, singer and songwriter from Brampton, ON.
Listen on SpotifyMajid Al Maskati and Jordan Ullman of the R&B duo Majid Jordan, met while both were attending University of Toronto.
Listen on SpotifyAnthony Paul Jefferies, aka Nineteen85, of the R&B duo dvsn is from Scarborough, ON. He met other member Daniel Daley in their high school library. Now, they're signed under Drake's OVO Sound label.
Listen on SpotifyJahron Anthony Brathwaite aka PARTYNEXTDOOR, was born and raised in Mississauga, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyDeborah Cox grew up in Scarborough, ON and is an alumni of Earl Haig Secondary School.
Listen on SpotifyKaytranada is a DJ from Montreal.
Listen on SpotifyTim Kingsbury is from Guelph.
Listen on SpotifyThe "Car Loop Version" of this song was made using a Volkswagen bug, and was filmed on the Cobourg pier. Walk Off The Earth is originally from Burlington.
Listen on SpotifyBündock formed in Grand-Mère.
Listen on SpotifySam Tutanuak is from Rankin Inlet.
Listen on SpotifyDana Sipos is from Yellowknife.
Listen on SpotifySandy Pringle is based in Yellowknife.
Listen on SpotifyVeronica Johnny is a Cree artist from Fort Smith.
Listen on SpotifyRandy Sibbeston is from Fort Simpson.
Listen on SpotifyDigawolf's front-man Diga grew up in Behchoko.
Listen on SpotifyMember Greg Nasogaluak is from Tuktoyaktuk.
Listen on SpotifyLeanne Goose is from Inuvik.
Listen on SpotifyLucie Idlout is from Iqaluit.
Listen on SpotifyStephen Kakfwi is from Fort Good Hope.
Listen on SpotifySky was a Canadian R&B/Pop-rock duo from Montreal, QC. Frontman Antoine Sicotte now has his own culinary tv show on Zeste.tv.
Listen on SpotifyAlex Chu of the Clazziquai Project was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Listen on SpotifyMary Caroline sometimes performs in Fort Providence.
Listen on SpotifyWillie Thrasher is from Aklavik.
Listen on SpotifyCanadian-Lebanese singer born in Beirut, Lebanon
Listen on SpotifyCanadian-Lebanese singer born in Beirut, Lebanon
Listen on SpotifyCanadian-Lebanese singer born in Beirut, Lebanon
Listen on SpotifyCanadian-Lebanese singer born in Beirut, Lebanon
Listen on SpotifyCanadian-Lebanese singer born in Beirut, Lebanon
Listen on SpotifyKarl Wolf is a Lebanese-born Canadian musician based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Listen on SpotifyKarl Wolf is a Lebanese-born Canadian musician based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Listen on SpotifyKarl Wolf is a Lebanese-born Canadian musician based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Listen on SpotifyDion was born in Charlemagne, Quebec.
Listen on SpotifyLove Inc. were a Canadian Eurodance music group from Toronto. They won two Junos and two Much Music awards for this song.
Listen on SpotifyJessica Reyes, known professionally as Jessie Reyez, is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Brampton, ON.
Listen on SpotifyTamia Marilyn Hill, known professionally as Tamia, was born and raised in Windsor, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyWhile attending Timmins High, Twai was also the singer for a local band called "Longshot" which covered Top 40 music.
Listen on SpotifyLee Min-hyung, better known as Mark Lee of NCT U, NCT Dream and NCT 127 was born and raised in Vancouver, BC.
Listen on SpotifyTrevor Guthrie, David Bowman, and Ken Lewko were studying music together at Capilano College (now a University) when they formed the group SoulDecision.
Listen on SpotifyThough members Jay Levine and James Bryan McCollum were both born in Montreal, the origins of animated pop music group are from Toronto, ON.
Listen on SpotifyBilly Talent is a Canadian punk rock band from Mississauga, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyAlexisonfire (pronounced "Alexis on fire") is a five-piece Canadian post-hardcore band that formed in St. Catharines, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyMembers of Bedouin Soundclash, Jay Malinowski, Eon Sinclair, and Chuck Treece met while attending Queen's University in Kingston, ON.
Listen on SpotifyJepsen was born in Mission, British Columbia.
Listen on SpotifyWu Yifan known professionally as Kris Wu, was a former member of South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO. He is an alumni of Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School in Vancouver, BC.
Listen on SpotifySimple Plan is a pop-punk rock band from Montreal, QC. The hometown of guitarist Sebastien Lefebvre is Laval, QC. Members Pierre, Chuck, Jeff and Sebastien all went to Beaubois High School in Montreal.
Listen on SpotifyLEN is a Canadian alternative rock group from Toronto, ON. During the height of their popularity, the band's lineup included Brendan Canning, co-founder of Broken Social Scene.
Listen on SpotifyBroken Social Scene is an indie rock band and musical collective consisting as few as six and as many as nineteen members. Co-founder Kevin Drew attended the Etobicoke School of the Arts.
Listen on SpotifyJustin Tokimitsu Nozuka attended St. Andrew's College prior to transferring and graduating from Etobicoke School of the Arts.
Listen on SpotifyStars member and singer Amy Millan grew up in Cabbagetown.
Listen on SpotifyJames Shaw, founder and lead guitarist of Metric was raised in Bellevue, ON.
Listen on SpotifySum 41 is a rock band from Ajax, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyIdentical twins Ryan and Dan Kowarsky grew up in Thornhill, Ontario. After b4-4 disbanded, the twins formed the duo RyanDan.
Listen on SpotifyWesley Williams, better known as Maestro or Maestro Fresh-Wes, is a Canadian rapper. He studied law and political science at Carleton University.
Listen on SpotifyDiana Jean Krall is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer. She was born on November 16, 1964, in Nanaimo, British Columbia.
Listen on SpotifyA song by Canadian recording artist Drake, featuring the R&B duo Majid Jordan. This song gained additional popularity from the meme #StarbucksDrakeHands.
Listen on SpotifyAbel Makkonen Tesfaye known professionally as The Weeknd, moved to 65 Spencer Ave in Parkdale after dropping out of high school. He has credited his stage name as being inspired by his high school dropout status; after leaving one weekend and never coming back home.
Listen on SpotifyBilly Simard is from Victoria Beach.
Listen on SpotifyBilly Simard was raised in Manigotagan.
Listen on SpotifyCarly Dow is from Onanole.
Listen on SpotifyCasimir Gruwel is from Winnipeg.
Listen on SpotifyFrontman Nathan Lawr, of the band Minotaurs, currently lives in Sudbury.
Listen on SpotifyFrontman Nathan Lawr, of the band Minotaurs, currently lives in Sudbury.
Listen on SpotifyThe Wakami Wailers met in Chapleau.
Listen on SpotifyJuan Barbosa performs his music in Muskoka.
Listen on SpotifyTobin Spring is from Hunstville.
Listen on SpotifyBorn Ruffians are a Canadian indie rock band originally from Midland, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifySean Cotton performs in Hunstville.
Listen on SpotifySinger-songwriter Hannah Georgas is originally from Newmarket, ON.
Listen on SpotifyRich Cloke lives in Burlington.
Listen on SpotifyBand from Barrie, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifySinger and guitarist Elizabeth Powell, of Land of Talk, currently lives in Orillia.
Listen on SpotifyAngie Nussey was born and raised in Lively.
Listen on SpotifyHawksley Workman was born and raised in Bay Lake, Perry, ON.
Listen on SpotifyBrett Caswell recorded his album outside of the Bruce Trail.
Listen on SpotifyBand from Barrie, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyThe Strumbellas are a Canadian rock band originating from Lindsay, ON.
Listen on SpotifyRob Watts is from Dalston.
Listen on SpotifyKate Maki was born and raised in Sudbury, ON.
Listen on SpotifyChad VanGaalen is from Calgary.
Listen on SpotifyMarshall Dane grew up in St. Catherines.
Listen on SpotifyCanadian musician, singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range
Listen on SpotifyJoel Thomas Zimmerman, known by his stage name deadmau5, was born in Niagara Falls, ON.
Listen on SpotifyJoel Thomas Zimmerman, known by his stage name deadmau5, was born in Niagara Falls, ON.
Listen on SpotifyBand from Whitby, ON
Listen on SpotifyJayda G is a DJ based out of Vancouver and Berlin.
Listen on SpotifyJayda G is a DJ based out of Vancouver and Berlin.
Listen on SpotifyBand from Whitby, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyJake & The Fundamentals live in North Bay, ON
Listen on SpotifyCanadian musician, singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range
Listen on SpotifySome members of Soulstack are from Kitchener.
Listen on SpotifyThe Weakerthans are from Winnipeg.
Listen on SpotifyImaginary Cities are an indie band from Winnipeg.
Listen on SpotifyCanadian musician, singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range
Listen on SpotifyImaginary Cities are an indie band from Winnipeg.
Listen on SpotifyCanadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan is from Halifax, and is famous for her emotional ballads. She is also known for founding the Lilith Fair tour, which showcased female musicians and raised over $10M for charity.
Listen on SpotifyBryden Gwiss Kiwenzie is a Canadian musician originally from Cape Croker, ON. He fuses traditional First Nations vocal chants with hip hop and r&b dance beats, mixed entirely on his iPhone.
Listen on SpotifyMike Procyshyn is from Kenora.
Listen on SpotifyCanadian musician, singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range
Listen on SpotifyProject Pablo aka Patrick Holland is a producer from Vancouver, now based in Montréal, QC.
Listen on SpotifyMembers of the band Sum 41 are from Ajax, ON.
Listen on SpotifyCanadian musician, singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range
Listen on Spotifyk-os produced his first mixtape while in his family's countryside home near Whitby, ON.
Listen on SpotifyCanadian musician, singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range
Listen on SpotifyJadea Kelly is a singer-songwriter from Whitby, Ontario, Canada.
Listen on SpotifyCanadian musician, singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range
Listen on SpotifyJason is a Canadian singer-songwriter who performs country music. He was born and raised in Barrie, ON.
Listen on SpotifyCanadian musician, singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range
Listen on SpotifyJapandroids are a Canadian rock band from Vancouver, BC
Listen on SpotifyCanadian musician, singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range
Listen on SpotifySingle Mothers is a Canadian punk rock band based in London, Ontario that formed in 2008.
Listen on SpotifyCanadian musician, singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range
Listen on SpotifyDaniel Stewart MacMaster was the lead vocalist for the Canadian/British hard rock band Bonham. He lived in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyCanadian musician, singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range
Listen on SpotifyCanadian musician, singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range
Listen on SpotifyCanadian musician, singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range
Listen on SpotifyRaised by Swans is the musical alias of Canadian solo artist Eric Howden from London, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyGary Kendall, originally from Thunder Bay, Ontario, is best known for his longstanding association with the Downchild Blues Band.
Listen on SpotifyCanadian musician, singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range
Listen on SpotifyCanadian musician, singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range
Listen on SpotifyColeman Richard Hell is a Canadian musician from Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyRaised by Swans is the musical alias of Canadian solo artist Eric Howden, from London, ON.
Listen on SpotifyBorn in 1986, Alexandre Parent (Alex Nevsky) is a singer-songwriter from Quebec, Canada
Listen on SpotifyBorn in 1986, Alexandre Parent (Alex Nevsky) is a singer-songwriter from Granby. This is his favourite song on his album, Nos eldorados, and he wrote it while he was at his cottage.
Listen on SpotifyColeman Richard Hell is a Canadian musician from Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyJaida Dreyer is an American-Canadian country music singer-songwriter. She was born in Thunder Bay, ON.
Listen on SpotifyThe Wilderness of Manitoba are a Canadian indie folk band who formed in 2009 in Toronto. Their name has Manitoba in it.
Listen on SpotifyGaye James Delorme was a Canadian songwriter, composer and guitar player. He was born in Thunder Bay, ON.
Listen on SpotifyLauri Conger is notable primarily as the keyboardist and one of the principal co-writers of most of the songs of the Parachute Club. She is a native of Thunder Bay, ON.
Listen on SpotifyHomme aux multiples talents et projets et figure prédominante de la pop et du rap issu de la capitale.
Listen on SpotifyBryan Adams was born in Kingston, Ontario. Adams was awarded the Order of Canada for contributions to popular music and chairty work through his own foundation, which helps improve education for people around the world.
Listen on SpotifyFormé en 1997 par Olivier Benoit et Simon Proulx, le groupe compte 4 membres, tous de la région de Drummondville. En 2005, le groupe à ouvert pour le concert des Rolling Stones à Moncton.
Listen on SpotifyTokyo Police Club is an indie rock band from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada.
Listen on SpotifyJapandroids are a Canadian rock band from Vancouver, BC. Between 2009 and 2013, the band performed approximately 500 shows in 44 countries.
Listen on SpotifyPropagandhi is a Canadian punk rock band formed in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
Listen on SpotifyGordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Lightfoot was born in Orillia, Ontario. Before he became an international legend, he started his career by playing for "a couple of beers" in Muskoka.
Listen on SpotifyPropagandhi is a Canadian punk rock band formed in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
Listen on SpotifyPropagandhi is a Canadian punk rock band formed in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. In 2007, member Chris Hannah was voted one of the Worst Canadians in History by a journal published by Canada’s National History Society.
Listen on SpotifyRiohv (aka Braden Thompson) is a house producer based out of Montreal via Ottawa.
Listen on SpotifyRiohv (aka Braden Thompson) is a house producer based out of Montreal via Ottawa.
Listen on SpotifyRiohv (aka Braden Thompson) is a house producer based out of Montreal via Ottawa.
Listen on SpotifyD.O.A. are a Canadian punk rock band from Burnaby, BC
Listen on SpotifyD.O.A. are a Canadian punk rock band from Burnaby, BC
Listen on SpotifyD.O.A. are a Canadian punk rock band from Burnaby, BC
Listen on SpotifyD.O.A. are a Canadian punk rock band from Burnaby, BC
Listen on SpotifyKevin Closs is a singer-songwriter from Manitowaning, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyKalle Mattson is a Canadian singer-songwriter born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyKevin Closs is a singer-songwriter, born in Sault Ste. Marie, ON.
Listen on SpotifyMark Browning, singer-songwriter and founder of the band Ox, was born in Sudbury, ON.
Listen on SpotifyRyan Bishops is a rock and country guitarist and songwriter from Sudbury, Ontario. He is also a supporting musician in Ox.
Listen on SpotifyVocalist Jason McCoy is from Anten Mills.
Listen on SpotifyKalle Mattson is a Canadian singer-songwriter born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyLead singer Todd Kerns was born in Lanigan.
Listen on SpotifyDrummer Dan Todd was born in Kitchener.
Listen on SpotifySanctums are duo Dan Solo and Evangelos Typist, hailing from Nanaimo, BC, and Calgary, AB.
Listen on SpotifySanctums are duo Dan Solo and Evangelos Typist, hailing from Nanaimo, BC, and Calgary, AB.
Listen on SpotifySanctums are duo Dan Solo and Evangelos Typist, hailing from Nanaimo, BC, and Calgary, AB.
Listen on SpotifySanctums are duo Dan Solo and Evangelos Typist, hailing from Nanaimo, BC, and Calgary, AB.
Listen on SpotifyHidden Roots Collective is a folk/jazz group from North Bay, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyValerie Anne Poxleitner, better known as Lights, was born in Timmins, Ontario
Listen on SpotifyValerie Anne Poxleitner, better known as Lights, was born in Timmins, Ontario. As there was already a signed band named "Lights", she legally changed her name as a way to use it in spite of prior copyright.
Listen on SpotifyBrandon is the hometown of The Middle Coast
Listen on SpotifyCFCF is the stage name of Canadian electronic musician/vocalist Michael Silver based in Montreal.
Listen on SpotifyJackson Reed is a singer from Goulais River, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyTim Hecker is an electronic musician and sound artist based in LA and Montreal, Canada.
Listen on SpotifyTim Hecker is an electronic musician and sound artist based in LA and Montreal, Canada. He pursued a PhD at McGill University with a thesis on urban noise.
Listen on SpotifyDerek Sharp, current lead singer of The Guess Who, is from Thunder Bay, ON.
Listen on SpotifyThree Days Grace is a rock band formed in Norwood, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyMoneen (sometimes stylised as .moneen.) is an indie rock band from Brampton, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyPaul Anka was a pop singer born in Ottawa in 1941. He collaborated with Dolly Parton, Céline Dion, Frank Sinatra, and Michael Jackson.
Listen on SpotifyPaul Hayden Desser, who records as Hayden, is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Thornhill, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyApjiw is Yves Chamberland, who's grandmother is of Mi'kmaq heritage.
Listen on SpotifyApjiw is Yves Chamberland, who's grandmother is of Mi'kmaq heritage.
Listen on SpotifyApjiw is Yves Chamberland, who's grandmother is of Mi'kmaq heritage.
Listen on SpotifyKhotin is a producer from Edmonton, now Vancouver-based.
Listen on SpotifyKhotin is a producer from Edmonton, now Vancouver-based.
Listen on SpotifyLadyhawk is a Canadian indie rock band from Kelowna, now based in Vancouver, BC.
Listen on SpotifyLadyhawk is a Canadian indie rock band from Kelowna, now based in Vancouver, BC.
Listen on SpotifyTreble Charger is a Canadian rock band formed in 1992 in Sault Ste. Marie.
Listen on SpotifyKeyboard player Will Kidman is from Ayr.
Listen on SpotifyLead singer Joel Gibb is from Kincardine.
Listen on SpotifyJunior Boys are from Hamilton.
Listen on SpotifyMurder Murder is a bluegrass group from Sudbury ON. They sing exclusively murder ballads—someone dies in every song.
Listen on SpotifyMurder Murder is a bluegrass group from Sudbury ON. They sing exclusively murder ballads—someone dies in every song. In this song, the victim dies in Bridge County.
Listen on SpotifyCrystal Shawanda is a Canadian country music artist. Crystal is Ojibwe from Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve located on Manitoulin Island on Lake Huron. Her last name translates to "Dawn of a New Day".
Listen on SpotifyKing Cobb Steelie is from Guelph, ON.
Listen on SpotifyDead Celebrity Status is from Sudbury.
Listen on SpotifyTokyo Police Club is an indie rock band from Newmarket, Ontario. They formed in 2005 while playing for fun in a basement after the four had disbanded from a previous group called Suburbia.
Listen on SpotifyGene "Eugene" Andrusco was a Canadian-born actor, record producer, engineer, composer and musician. Andrusco was best known as the leader of the alternative rock band Adam Again.
Listen on SpotifyThe Demics were a Canadian punk rock band that formed in 1977 in London, ON.
Listen on SpotifyThe Demics were a Canadian punk rock band that formed in 1977 in London, ON.
Listen on SpotifyBarbara Josephine Bulat, known as Basia Bulat is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter from London, ON.
Listen on SpotifyBarbara Josephine Bulat, known as Basia Bulat, is a folk singer-songwriter from London, ON. She is a proud member of the Canadian Polonia, and as a child had her radio permanently tuned to an oldies station.
Listen on SpotifyTegan and Sara are a Canadian indie pop singing duo formed in 1995 in Calgary, Alberta.
Listen on SpotifyThe Grapes of Wrath are a Canadian rock band formed in 1983, from Kelowna.
Listen on SpotifyEmm Gryner was born in Sarnia. She collaborated with astronaut Chris Hadfield on a cover version of David Bowie's "Space Oddity", which was recorded partly onboard The International Space Station.
Listen on SpotifyThe Grapes of Wrath are a Canadian rock band formed in 1983, from Kelowna.
Listen on SpotifyRod Bailey, stage name Mcenroe, is a Canadian hip hop musician from Brandon, Manitoba.
Listen on SpotifyWeeping Tile is from Kingston.
Listen on SpotifyDayna Manning is from Stratford, ON. Before releasing a record and while still a teenager, Manning opened for Burton Cummings's "Up Close and Alone" tour in Canada.
Listen on SpotifyChoclair is a l-e-g-e-n-d-a-r-y rapper from Scarborough, Ontario. He helped develop Canadian hip-hop in the 1990s. Before being a Juno award winning artist, Choclair worked at McDonald’s.
Listen on SpotifyLoreena McKennitt was born in Morden. She has performed for Queen Elizabeth II, is a member of the Order of Canada, and played at the Opening Ceremonies for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
Listen on SpotifyMoxy Fruvous is from Thornhill.
Listen on SpotifyEsthero grew up in Walkerton, ON. Fergie and Nelly Furtado have both counted Esthero as a musical influence. She has also appeared on one of Kanye West's albums.
Listen on SpotifyAvril Lavigne is from Napanee, ON.
Listen on SpotifyHedley is named after the town of Hedley, BC. They chose the name after hearing that the town was for sale.
Listen on SpotifySkye Sweetnam is from Bolton.
Listen on SpotifyThe Medicine Hat is a band from Hamilton, Ontario making experimental pop music. The band was a finalist from the 2014 CBC Music Searchlight competition, where they beat out 171 Hamilton area acts.
Listen on SpotifyHip-hop artist from Halifax.
Listen on SpotifyHidden Roots Collective is from North Bay, ON.
Listen on SpotifyFormed in 1984, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet are a Canadian instrumental rock band. This is the theme song of Kids In The Hall!
Listen on SpotifyJamie Gia is from Timmins, ON.
Listen on SpotifyJackson Reed is from Sault Ste. Marie, ON.
Listen on SpotifyKalle Mattson is from Sault Ste. Marie, ON.
Listen on SpotifyLuke Boyd, aka Classified, is a Canadian recording artist and producer from Enfield. He says he enjoys making music with others in Nova Scotia, because "It keeps things exciting and there are tons of talented people in Halifax."
Listen on SpotifyAntoine Tremblay-Beaulieu is from Sudbury, ON.
Listen on SpotifyTOPS are a four-piece band from Montreal.
Listen on SpotifyEdouard Landry is from Sudbury, ON.
Listen on SpotifyStef Paquette is from Chelmsford, ON.
Listen on SpotifyU.S. Girls is Illinois-born, Toronto-based artist Meghan Remy.
Listen on SpotifyDavid Dino White is from North Bay, ON.
Listen on SpotifyCousins is a Canadian garage rock band from Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Listen on SpotifyGhost Twin is a dark synthpop duo from Winnipeg.
Listen on SpotifyMatt Thibideau is a Canadian producer originally from Wallaceburg, and now based in Toronto.
Listen on SpotifyKara-Lis Coverdale, also known as K-LC, is a Canadian composer, musician, producer, born in Hamilton, ON, now based in Montréal.
Listen on SpotifyKara-Lis Coverdale, also known as K-LC, is a Canadian composer, musician, producer, born in Hamilton, ON, now based in Montréal.
Listen on SpotifyMarie Davidson is a Canadian singer, poet, and electronic music producer from Montreal.
Listen on SpotifyKassie Tyers is from Sudbury, ON.
Listen on SpotifyKaytranada is a Haitian-Canadian DJ and record producer based in Montreal. He has opened twice for Madonna, and won the 2016 Polaris Music Prize.
Listen on SpotifyTommy Kruise is a DJ / producer from Montreal.
Listen on SpotifyLoud Lary Ajust is a Quebec rap group founded in 2011 based out of Montreal.
Listen on SpotifyJennifer Holub is from Sudbury, ON
Listen on SpotifyMimi O'Bonsawin is from Sudbury, ON.
Listen on SpotifyRosie and the Riveters are from Saskatoon, SK.
Listen on SpotifyK. Forest is an R&B artist from Brampton, ON.
Listen on SpotifyPatrick Norman is from Montreal, QC.
Listen on SpotifyRenée Martel is from Drummondville, QC.
Listen on SpotifyGarou is from Sherbrooke, QC.
Listen on SpotifyPierre Lapointe was born in Lac St. Jean, QC.
Listen on SpotifyYann Perreau was born in Lanaudière, QC.
Listen on SpotifyCorneille was born in Germany, grew up in Rwanda, and started his music career in Montreal, QC. He has worked with the Canadian Red Cross to raise awareness of children who are victims of war.
Listen on SpotifyNathalie Renault is from Campbellton, NB.
Listen on SpotifyFM Berlin is named after the bassist's father who smuggled photos of Soviet occupied Berlin into Canada. They are from Moncton, NB.
Listen on SpotifyTyler Hache was discovered by Newfoundland producer, Chris Kirby at Fredericton's Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival.
Listen on SpotifySinger-songwriter Pierre Guitard has won many competitions in Acadie, NB.
Listen on SpotifyCraig Lang is an acoustic rock singer from Rothesay, NB.
Listen on SpotifyDanny Boudreau is a traditional folk singer from Petit-Rocher, NB.
Listen on SpotifyDavid in the Dark is a popular East Coast rock band from Fredericton, NB.
Listen on SpotifySamian, de son vrai nom Samuel Tremblay, est un rappeur canadien de la Première Nation Abitibiwinni. Il chante à la fois en français et en algonquin.
Listen on SpotifySamian, de son vrai nom Samuel Tremblay, est un rappeur canadien de la Première Nation Abitibiwinni. Il chante à la fois en français et en algonquin.
Listen on SpotifySamian, de son vrai nom Samuel Tremblay, est un rappeur canadien de la Première Nation Abitibiwinni. Il chante à la fois en français et en algonquin.
Listen on SpotifySamian, de son vrai nom Samuel Tremblay, est un rappeur canadien de la Première Nation Abitibiwinni. Il chante à la fois en français et en algonquin.
Listen on SpotifySteve Jolin, mieux connu sous le nom Anodajay est un rappeur canadien de la région de Rouyn-Noranda, Québec.
Listen on SpotifySteve Jolin, mieux connu sous le nom Anodajay est un rappeur canadien de la région de Rouyn-Noranda, Québec.
Listen on SpotifySteve Jolin, mieux connu sous le nom Anodajay est un rappeur canadien de la région de Rouyn-Noranda, Québec. Il a travaillé comme professeur d'éducation physique à l'école D'Iberville pendant plusieurs années avant de poursuivre la musique en tant que carrière à plein temps.
Listen on SpotifyRichard Desjardins né le 16 mars 1948 à Rouyn-Noranda, est un auteur-compositeur-interprète et cinéaste canadien.
Listen on SpotifyRichard Desjardins né le 16 mars 1948 à Rouyn-Noranda, est un auteur-compositeur-interprète et cinéaste canadien.
Listen on SpotifyRichard Desjardins né le 16 mars 1948 à Rouyn-Noranda, est un auteur-compositeur-interprète et cinéaste canadien.
Listen on SpotifyRichard Desjardins né le 16 mars 1948 à Rouyn-Noranda, est un auteur-compositeur-interprète et cinéaste canadien.
Listen on SpotifyChantal Archambault est une auteure, compositrice et interprète. Sa carrière encore jeune l'a tout de même vue recevoir de nombreux prix et une tournée d'une dizaine de spectacles en Chine.
Listen on SpotifyChantal Archambault est une auteure, compositrice et interprète reconnue pour ses chansons d'amour charnelles, ses textes imagés, son style bien ancré dans le folk et son timbre de voix unique.
Listen on SpotifyÉlixir de Gumbo présente un mélange de folk orchestral et du bluegrass, qui les a fait remarquer aux 4 coins de la province.
Listen on SpotifyÉlixir de Gumbo présente un mélange de folk orchestral et du bluegrass, qui les a fait remarquer aux 4 coins de la province.
Listen on SpotifySongwriter Nancy Urich describes her town Sambro as "this little kind of ancient fishing village where they do the lighthouses for all the fishing boats". Her band, Not You, describes their sound as "slippergaze".
Listen on SpotifyBuffy Sainte-Marie won an Oscar for this song in 1983, and was the first Indigenous person to win this award. She is from Qu'Appelle Valley, SK.
Listen on SpotifyAlexa Dirks, aka Begonia, is from Winnipeg and writes music that empowers others. When describing her music, she said, “I especially want women who feel a little awkward and lost in their day-to-day life to feel like they are not alone”.
Listen on SpotifyIn 2015, Serena Ryder performed the Quietest Concert in the World on the ocean floor during low tide at Fundy National Park. The audience wore wireless headphones that played the performance.
Listen on SpotifyBéatrice Martin, also known as Cœur de pirate, is from Outremont, QC. This song attracted attention after being featured in a viral video of a baby playing with toys.
Listen on SpotifyThe Elmer Iseler Singers is a twenty-voice choir and one of Canada's leading choral ensembles. Their repetoire spans over five hundred years of choral music.
Listen on SpotifyFlûte Alors! is a four piece ensemble of recorder players. They perform music from the Renaissance and Baroque eras, as well as contemporary, jazz, and pop works.
Listen on SpotifyMeasha Brueggergosman is a soprano who performs both as an opera singer and concert artist. Growing up, she spent her summers at a choral camp in Rothesay, NB.
Listen on SpotifyCanadian Brass is a brass quintet formed in 1970 in Toronto. This band was sent by then-PM Pierre Trudeau to China in 1977 as the first Western group allowed in after its Cultural Revolution.
Listen on SpotifyStéphane Tétreault is an accomplished cellist from Montreal, QC.
Listen on SpotifyEve Egoyan is a classical pianist born in Victoria, BC. She studied both at the University of Toronto and the University of Victoria.
Listen on SpotifyKerson Leong is a violinist from Ottawa, ON. He is currently an Artist in Residence at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Belgium.
Listen on SpotifyAmati Quartet is a string quartet associated with the University of Saskatchewan. They perform with four instruments made by the Amati family of luthiers, which values at over $3M.
Listen on SpotifySteve Barakatt is a composer, producer, pianist, and singer from Quebec City, QC. When he was only 13, he was a guest soloist with l'Orchestre symphonique de Québec. He and his wife were also the first couple to become UNICEF Canadian Ambassadors.
Listen on SpotifyEric Ethridge is a country singer and practicing chiropractor from Sarnia, ON.
Listen on SpotifyKelsi Mayne is a Canadian country music artist born in Windsor, ON.
Listen on SpotifyDrew Taylor Band is a country band from Kitchener, ON.
Listen on SpotifyNate & Trish Or Whatever are an alternative, indie-pop duo who met at the University of Western in London, ON.
Listen on SpotifySean Hogan is a country music singer-songwriter born in Sarnia. He was named Humanitarian of the Year in 2005 by the Saskatchewan Country Music Association
Listen on SpotifyBBQT is from St. John's, NL.
Listen on SpotifyScott Hardware is from Toronto, ON.
Listen on SpotifyCheap High is a band from Abbotsford, BC.
Listen on SpotifyCoszmos Quartette is a band from Hamilton, ON.
Listen on SpotifyRae Spoon is a singer-songwriter from Calgary. Her dream show bill is Dolly Parton and Beyonce.
Listen on SpotifySimply Saucer is a four piece rock band that formed in the 1970s in Hamilton, ON.
Listen on SpotifyBenjamin Muñoz is an artist from Hamilton, ON.
Listen on SpotifyPhern is a 5-piece band from Montreal. When songwriting they claim, "Most of the time, [we] come up with words or sentences, then we rearrange it to give the impression that there's a story out of it".
Listen on SpotifyTunic is a three piece punk band from Winnipeg. They created their songs in a musty room above a cellphone repair shop, but were refined in basements, warehouses, and bars across North America.
Listen on SpotifyMothlight (also known as Daniela Madrid) is a house musician who frequently performs at community-oriented and not for profit events in Montreal.
Listen on SpotifyVirtual Flannel is a band from Saskatoon, SK.
Listen on SpotifyBrave Radar are a pop music band made up of Tessa Smith and Conor Prendergast from Montreal.
Listen on SpotifyLoving is a band that consists of Jesse Henderson, Lucas Henderson, and David Parry from Victoria, BC.
Listen on SpotifyRight Shitty is an indie band from Saint John who describes themselves as "four underemployed, uneducated deaf rats".
Listen on SpotifyWares is a musical project created by Cassia J. Hardy in Edmonton, AB.
Listen on SpotifyMelted Mirror is a synth-pop trio from Calgary, AB.
Listen on SpotifyJo Passed is a project by songwriter Joseph Hirabayashi from Vancouver. The title "Jo Passed" was a suggestion from Joseph's brother in law that references the numerous labels who passed up releasing his album.
Listen on SpotifyChad VanGaalen is a singer-songwriter from Calgary, AB. In 2012, he worked on an animated science fiction feature called "Translated Log of Inhabitants".
Listen on SpotifyVulva Culture is a four piece indie band from Halifax. The proceeds for their album, In Pain: In Vain Demos, went to Avalon Sexual Assault Centre.
Listen on SpotifyKurt Inder is a singer-songwriter from Stephenville, NL.
Listen on SpotifyMerganzer is an experimental pop project of violinist Mika Posen from Ottawa, ON.
Listen on SpotifyNervous Talk is a four piece power pop band. Guitarist/vocalist Joel Butler is from Lethbridge.
Listen on SpotifyOra Cogan is a folk artist from Vancouver. She is not a trained musician, as she taught herself how to play the guitar.
Listen on SpotifyCris Derksen is a Juno Award nominated Indigenous cellist. She is from North Tall Cree reserve, and has both Cree and Mennonite heritage.
Listen on SpotifyFist City is a punk band from Lethbridge, AB. Guitarist Evan Van Reekum describes Lethbridge as, "a really weird city. The downtown core is kind of just like empty. It’s sort of like a donut surrounded by strip malls and Walmarts and stuff.”
Listen on SpotifyPsychic Pollution is an experimental project of composer J. Schuurman from Victoria. It began as a noise improv project in 1998.
Listen on SpotifyMoss Lime is a post-punk band from Montreal. The three step-sisters learned how to play their instruments during the same months they wrote their first four songs.
Listen on SpotifyDavid R. Elliott is a singer-songwriter from Halifax that explores the lower working class struggles in the East Coast.
Listen on SpotifyIsaac Vallentin is a musician from Ottawa.
Listen on SpotifyMauno is an experimental pop band from Halifax. It is named after member Eliza Niemi's grandfather, who was never musical even though his son and granddaughter were.
Listen on SpotifyCupcake Ductape is punk band from Guelph, ON.
Listen on SpotifyI Hate Sex is a four piece screamo band from Edmonton, AB.
Listen on SpotifyLido Pimienta is a Colombian-born musician living in Toronto. She incorporates Indigenous and Afro-Colombian sounds into her youthful music. Pimienta also addresses social justice issues in Canada in her songs.
Listen on SpotifyBorn in Montreal, Willie Dunn was a singer-songwriter with both Mi'kmaq and Scottish heritage. He wrote songs about the people of Canada's First Nation. Dunn was inducted into the Aboriginal Walk of Honour in 2005.
Listen on SpotifySugluk was a Canadian rock band in Nunavik, who recorded songs in both English and Inuktitut. The surviving members still perform together in Salluit, and call themselves the Salluit Band.
Listen on SpotifySikumiut is a rock band from Puvirnituq who helped bring rock and roll to the Nunavik area in the 1970s. Their songs featured hunting, weather, and relationships.
Listen on SpotifyWilly Mitchell is a Canadian First Nations musician who was raised in Kitigan Zibi, QC. He co-founded the 1980 Sweet Grass festival in Val-d'Or, which featured Inuit and First Nations musicians across Canada.
Listen on SpotifyLloyd Cheechoo is a Canadian First Nation musician who grew up in Moose Factory, ON.
Listen on SpotifyLloyd Cheechoo is a Canadian First Nations musician who was born in Eastmain, QC.
Listen on SpotifyAlexis Utatnaq is an Inuk singer-songwriter who was born in Chesterfield Inlet, NU. He has performed all over Canada, from Yellowknife to Ottawa.
Listen on SpotifyBrian Davey was born in the Cree community of Moose Factory, ON. He was inspired to write music by his community gathering places.
Listen on SpotifyMorley Loon was a Canadian First Nations musician from Mistissini, QC. He was a prominent activist for First Nations issues, and mostly wrote and performed music in the Cree language. He influenced other artists like Lloyd Cheechoo and Kashtin to sign in their own languages.
Listen on SpotifyKashtin was a Canadian folk rock duo who was one of the most famous music groups in First Nations history. Claude McKenzie and Florent Vollant are Innu from the Maliotenam reserve in Quebec. Kashtin means "tornado" in the Innu-aimun language.
Listen on SpotifyPeter Frank was a singer-songwriter from Wagmatcook First Nation reserve in Nova Scotia. He attended a residential school and was separated from his family during his early years. He later became a commercial bush pilot and wrote songs about his travels.
Listen on SpotifyErnest Monias was born in Cross Lake, MB and is referred to as the "Elvis of the North". He has released more than 15 albums since 1979.
Listen on SpotifyÉric Landry is a Canadian musician from Sudbury who has performed at coffee houses and festivals all over Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyDavid Campbell is a song maker born in Guyana and living in Vancouver. He has created 29 albums and is currently writing a book.
Listen on SpotifyShingoose was the stage name of Ojibwa singer/songwriter, Curtis Jonnie. Jonnie was born in Winnipeg as a member of the Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation. He was later adopted by a Mennonite family in Steinbach.
Listen on SpotifyPhilippe McKenzie is an Innu musician from Maniutenam, QC. He was an active leader in the Innu folk movement, and is considered to be the father of modern Innu music.
Listen on SpotifyThe Chieftones were all members of the Tsimshian Nation. Two members discovered that they were long-lost brothers while attending a residential school in Edmonton. The brothers were both born in Kispiox.
Listen on SpotifyThe Chieftones were all members of the Tsimshian Nation. Two members discovered that they were long-lost brothers while attending a residential school in Edmonton. Member Jack Wolf was born in Aiyansh.
Listen on SpotifyLawrence Martin is a musician and a member of the Moose Cree First Nation. Martin was the mayor of Sioux Lookout from 1991-1994. He was the first aboriginal person in Ontario to become elected mayor to a municipality that was not a First Nations reserve.
Listen on SpotifyLawrence Martin is a musician and a member of the Moose Cree First Nation. Martin was the mayor of Cochrane from 2003-2010. He became one of the few Canadian politicians to have been a mayor of two different municipalities (he was mayor of Sioux Lookout from 1991-1994).
Listen on SpotifyGordon Dick was a musician from Mount Currie, BC. He became a local sensation and performed at multiple weekend parties and weddings.
Listen on SpotifyWilliam Tagoona is a musician who wrote songs in Inuktitut as a way to preserve his culture and heritage. He was a broadcaster for the CBC Northern Service in Kuujjuaq.
Listen on SpotifyLeland Bell was a musician born in Wikwemikong on Manitoulin Island. He prefers to identify as an Anishinabe, an Objiwe word for North America. Bell is also an accomplished painter.
Listen on SpotifySaddle Lake Drifting Cowboys is a four-member rock band named after their community, Saddle Lake.
Listen on SpotifyGroupe Folklorique Montagnais is a band consisting of Philippe McKenzie, Florent Vollant, and Bernard Fontaine. McKenzie and Vollant are both from Maliotenam, QC.
Listen on SpotifyQuantum Tangle is a Juno Award winning group from Yellowknife. The band consists of Tiffany Ayalik (of Inuit ancestry) and Grey Gritt (of Métis heritage).
Listen on SpotifyThe Gary Sappier Blues Band is a six-piece R&B/Soul group from Tobique. Their album, The Gary Sappier Blues Band Vol. 2, was recently nominated for an Indigenous Music Award.
Listen on SpotifyJade Turner is a country musician and millwright from Misipawistik Cree Nation. She recently won an Indigenous Music Award for Best Country Album.
Listen on SpotifyLee Aaron (also known as Karen Lynn Greening) was born in Belleville and grew up in Brampton. She was discovered at age 16 in a production of Babes in Arms.
Listen on SpotifyAbbittibbi was a pop group from Abitibi, QC formed in 1975. Member Richard Desjardins directed two political documentaries.
Listen on SpotifyGayle Ackroyd is a singer/songwriter who attended Sheridan College's musical theatre program. She hosted songwriting workshops on the TV series "It Started with a Song".
Listen on SpotifyActive Dog were a Vancouver based proto-punk band.
Listen on SpotifyThe Age Of Electric is a rock band consisting of two sets of brothers: Ryan and Kurt Dahle, and Todd and John Kerns. The band is from Regina, SK.
Listen on SpotifyAlias was a rock band from Toronto. In 2005, this song was featured in a Subway commercial during the Superbowl.
Listen on SpotifyAmakudari is a band that creates avant-garde instrumental world music. Member Greg Gardner ran Into The Music Record store in Winnipeg.
Listen on SpotifyAppleton is a pop duo consisting of sisters Natalie and Nicole Appleton. They became famous after being a part of the British girl group, All Saints. Nicole was born in Mississauga.
Listen on SpotifyApril Wine is a rock band from Miramichi, NB. In 2010, the band was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. They continue to tour across Canada.
Listen on SpotifyJann Arden (also known as Jann Arden Richards) is a pop singer born in Calgary, AB. She carried the Olympic Torch in 2010.
Listen on SpotifyJann Arden (also known as Jann Arden Richards) is a singer/songwriter who was raised in Springbank, AB. She carried the Olympic Torch in 2010.
Listen on SpotifyAngèle Arsenault was a Canadian-Acadian singer born in Abrams Village. She received the Ordre de la Pléiade de l'Association des parlementaires de langue française for her contributions to promoting French language and culture.
Listen on SpotifyAsexuals is a punk rock band from Beaconsfield. They chose the name "Asexuals" because none of the band members had girlfriends at that time.
Listen on SpotifyFrom Saint John, The Asteroids were one of the first bands to record rock n' roll music in the Maritimes. In the 1950s, the band played for packed high school gyms for youngsters desperate for live entertainment.
Listen on SpotifyLes astronautes were a pop band from Shawinigan who rose to fame after winning a 1966 battle of the bands contest for the CJMS 1280 radio station.
Listen on SpotifyAttack in Black was formed in Welland, ON and features City And Colour's Daniel Romano.
Listen on SpotifyCity and Colour (also known as Dallas Green) is a folk musician from St. Catharines. He was named after a Philadelphia Phillies manager. He also is a member of the band, Alexisonfire.
Listen on SpotifyShawn Mendes is a pop singer/songwriter from Pickering. He rose to fame by performing song covers in 6-second increments on Vine.
Listen on SpotifyAlessia Cara is a pop singer from Brampton, ON. In 2016, she was handpicked by Coldplay to be their tour opener for their Head Full of Dreams stadium world tour.
Listen on SpotifyDany Aubé is a singer who grew up in Lasarre. Growing up, she won the title of "Queen of Northwestern Quebec". Aubé is now a kindergarten teacher.
Listen on SpotifyMelissa Auf der Maur is a singer from Montreal, QC. During the 1990s, she was a bassist for two of the biggest alt-rock groups, Hole and the Smashing Pumpkins.
Listen on SpotifyBachman-Turner Overdrive was a rock band from Winnipeg, MB.
Listen on SpotifyBachman-Turner Overdrive was a rock band from Winnipeg, MB.
Listen on SpotifyJack Bailey was one of Canada's first Rockabilly artists. He was born in Peterborough in 1938.
Listen on SpotifyThe Band was a roots rock group formed in 1968 who toured with Bob Dylan. Member Rick Danko was born in Norfolk County, ON.
Listen on SpotifyJill Barber is a jazz, Americana, and folk-inspired pop singer born in Port Credit, ON.
Listen on SpotifyMatthew Barber is an indie-folk singer/songwriter born in Port Credit, ON. His album, Ghost Notes, was nominated for a Juno award.
Listen on SpotifyBarde was an Acadian and Celtic band from Montreal. They headlined the 1978 Vancouver Folk Music Festival.
Listen on SpotifyBarenaked Ladies is a folk/pop/rock band from Scarborough, ON. In the 1990s, Toronto mayor June Rowlands banned them from playing in Nathan Phillips Square because of their "offensive" name.
Listen on SpotifyThe Barra MacNeils are a traditional maritime Celtic folk band from Sydney Mines, NS. In the Disney film, "The Little Kidnappers", The Barra MacNeils played themselves. They also opened for Celine Dion in 1993 throughout Canada.
Listen on SpotifyStephen Barry Band is a blues group. Member Stephen Barry was born and raised in Lachine, QC.
Listen on SpotifyBarstool Prophets was a indie rock band from Cornwall, ON. Three members met in high school and originally called themselves "Wallflowers". They got their current name from one of their lyrics.
Listen on SpotifyBeau Dommage was a folk band who wanted to spread the word about the life and times of Quebec's people. In 2013, Canada Post issued a first class commemorative stamp of the band members. Member Marie Michèle Desrosiers was born in Saint-Eustache.
Listen on SpotifyBedouin Soundclash is a ska/raggae trio from Kingston, ON. This song was used as pre-recorded music on Air Canada international flights, and eventually became used for its radio and TV commercials.
Listen on SpotifyBedouin Soundclash is a ska/reggae trio from Kingston, ON. They have toured with Paramore and No Doubt.
Listen on SpotifyBarney Bentall & The Legendary Hearts was rock band from British Columbia. Member Barney Bentall grew up on Keat Island.
Listen on SpotifyBentwood Rocker was a rock band from Belleville, ON. They performed at Expo '67 and were recognized as the youngest act ever to tour the East Coast.
Listen on SpotifyThe Besnard Lakes is a pop/rock band from Montreal. They are named after a lake chain in Northen SK. Their album "The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse" was nominated for a Polaris Music prize.
Listen on SpotifyJustin Bieber is from Stratford. He is featured in this song that is originally by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee. Bieber tends to forget the lyrics to this song during performances.
Listen on SpotifyJully Black is a pop singer from Toronto. This song won a Juno Award for "R & B/Soul Recording of the Year" in 2008. She currently reports for CTV's show "e-Talk".
Listen on SpotifyBlinker The Star was a pop/indie band from Pembroke, ON. The songs on the self-titled album "Blinker The Star" are the original recordings created in his basement.
Listen on SpotifyBlue Rodeo is a country rock band that received a star on Canada's Walk of Fame in 2009. They were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2012. Member Greg Keelor was born in Inverness County, NS.
Listen on SpotifyChris Bottomley is a rock singer who briefly lived in Cold Lake, AB.
Listen on SpotifyBourne & MacLeod was a folk group who won a "Best Roots and Traditional Album" Juno Award. Member Bill Bourne was born in Red Deer, AB.
Listen on SpotifyDavid Bradstreet was raised in Oakville, ON. In 1977, he won the "Best New Male Vocalist" Juno Award. He is also featured in a series of Life Saver commercials.
Listen on SpotifyBraids is a indie/folk band from Calgary, AB. Their album "Native Speaker" was short-list nominated for a Polaris Music Prize.
Listen on SpotifyBran Van 3000 was created by aspiring filmmaker Jamie "Bran Man" Di Salvio in Montreal. The band consisted of over 20 obscure musicians from the area.
Listen on SpotifyBrothers In Law was a satirical singing group from Windsor, ON consisting of four policemen. Only the CBC would play their controversial music.
Listen on SpotifyCharity Brown (born Phyllis Boltz) was a pop singer during the '60s and '70s from Kitchener, ON. She set up a recording studio in the '80s with her husband after attempting to be a florist, store clerk, and costume designer.
Listen on SpotifyMichael Bublé is a pop/jazz singer who was born in Burnaby, BC. When he was younger, his dream was to become a professional hockey player for the Vancouver Canucks.
Listen on SpotifyBuck 65 is a hip-hop artist from Sackville, NS. He wrote lyrics for the Canadian edition of Sesame Street.
Listen on SpotifyÉdith Butler is a country music singer from Paquetville, NB. She educated herself about her Acadian heritage at school, and began writing music based on Acadian lore. In 2009, she received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for "Lifetime Artistic Achievement".
Listen on SpotifyJohn Allan Cameron was a Celtic folk musician born in Inverness, NS. He was considered the Godfather of East Coast Celtic music. He appeared on TV shows like "Singalong Jubilee" and "Celeidh".
Listen on SpotifyDavid Celia is a singer/songwriter from Toronto who was originally a part of the band Tarnished Gallahad. He began working as a solo act in 2001, and spent his summers as an instructor at the National Guitar Workshop.
Listen on SpotifyChains Of Love is an indie group from Vancouver, BC. The members recorded their debut album during their downtime on Tuesday afternoons.
Listen on SpotifyChalk Circle was an alternative rock band who met at Clarke High School in Newcastle. They got their name from Bertolt Brecht's play "The Caucasian Chalk Circle".
Listen on SpotifyLou Champagne System is a one-man-band of Lou Champagne. He currently lives in Oakville, ON and his music is still popular in Europe.
Listen on SpotifyThe Chantones was a pop quartet in the '50s from Windsor, ON. They began singing together in the Catholic Youth Organization's talent contest, in which they won.
Listen on SpotifyRobert Charlebois was a pop/rock singer from Montreal. He now owns the largest micro-brewery in Quebec called "Unibroue" in Chambly.
Listen on SpotifyChilliwack is a rock band from Vancouver named after the BC city, Chilliwack. It is also a Salish term meaning "valley of many streams".
Listen on SpotifyChixdiggit! is a pop punk band from Calgary. This band started fictitiously as a way to sell t-shirts with "Chixdiggit!" on the front. With no musical experience, they used the money from the t-shirt sales to buy instruments and decided to start performing music.
Listen on SpotifyBruce Cockburn is a singer/songwriter who grew up on a farm in Pembroke, ON. Twenty of his albums have either gold or platinum Canadian status. He found his first guitar in 1959 in his grandmother's attic.
Listen on SpotifyConey Hatch is a rock band who opened for Iron Maiden for most of their shows in 1983. Member Carl Dixon was born in Sault Ste. Marie, ON.
Listen on SpotifyThe Coppertone (also known as Amanda Zelina) is from King City, ON. She didn't pick up a guitar until she was 18.
Listen on SpotifyCopyright (also known as © or "Circle C") was an alternative rock band in the '90s from Vancouver. Their album "Love Story" was a shortlist nominee for a Juno for "Best Alternative Album" in 1998.
Listen on SpotifyJ.P. Cormier is a Celtic singer/songwriter born in London, ON. He has won 13 East Coast Music Awards.
Listen on SpotifyThe Cottars are a Celtic music group that was formed in Iona, NS. They have won many East Coast Music Awards.
Listen on SpotifyThe Cottars are a Celtic music group. Members Ciarán and Fiona MacGillivray are from Albert Bridge, NS. They have won many East Coast Music Awards.
Listen on SpotifyThe Cottars are a Celtic music group. Members Rosie and Jimmy MacKenzie are from Baddeck, NS. They have won many East Coast Music Awards.
Listen on SpotifyDeborah Cox is a pop singer from Scarborough, ON. She was once a backup singer for Celine Dion. This song reached #1 on the US Dance chart in 2008.
Listen on SpotifyCrash Test Dummies is a rock band from Winnipeg, MB. They won "Group of the Year" at the 1991 Juno Awards. They have also received three Grammy nominations, and appeared on shows like "Saturday Night Live" and "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno".
Listen on SpotifyTerri Crawford is a rock singer who moved to Winnipeg at age 12. She does singing and voice-over work for the jingle industry in Canada.
Listen on SpotifyThe Crew Cuts were a vocal quartet who met at St. Michael's Choir School in Toronto. They were inducted into the Juno Hall of Fame in the '90s.
Listen on SpotifyCrush was a band based in Halifax, NS. They won five East Coast Music Awards in 2004.
Listen on SpotifyCub was an indie pop group in the '90s based in Vancouver. Kurt Cobain gave his approval on their album "Betti-Cola". The artwork for the cover was made by Archies Comic artist, Don DeCarlo.
Listen on SpotifyCuff the Duke is an indie band from Oshawa, ON. They got their name from a t-shirt slogan purchased at a secondhand store by one of their members.
Listen on SpotifyBurton Cummings is a singer/songwriter born and raised in Winnipeg. He was also the lead singer for the Guess Who.
Listen on SpotifyBobby Curtola was a singer popular in the '60s from Thunder Bay. He was awarded the Order of Canada in 1998. The same year, he bought the SeaCzar Tomato Clam cocktail beverage mix business.
Listen on SpotifyWes Dakus was a popular instrumental musician born in Mannville, AB. He was considered to be one of Alberta's godfathers to rock n' roll.
Listen on SpotifyDandi Wind was a two-piece group from BC. Member Dandilion Wind Opaine grew up in a remote cabin near Smithers.
Listen on SpotifyRick Danko was a musician from Greens Corner, ON. He was apart of backing bands for both Ronnie Hawkins and Bob Dylan.
Listen on SpotifyDefault is a rock band who was discovered by Nickleback's Chad Kroger. Lead singer Dallas Smith is from Langley, BC.
Listen on SpotifyLes Différents was a rock band who played many concerts at Lac Saint-Jean in 1966. They were regarded as Quebec's The Rolling Stones.
Listen on SpotifyCreighton Doane is an award-winning songwriter from Lachine, QC. He has written music for various movies including "Santa Baby".
Listen on SpotifyMelanie Doane is a singer/songwriter born in Halifax, NS. She had a prominent role in Toronto's production of "War Horse", and her songs have been featured in TV shows like "Being Erica" and "Flashpoint".
Listen on SpotifyFeFe Dobson is a pop singer from Scarborough, ON. She was nominated for two Juno Awards in 2005.
Listen on SpotifyThe Dorians was a rock band formed in Kingsville, ON. They were discovered by Ray Charles band member Floyd James.
Listen on SpotifyDoug and the Slugs were a rock band from Vancouver. Lead singer Doug Bennett was a graphic designer before he founded the band.
Listen on SpotifyDown With Webster are a pop group from Toronto. They originally formed for a middle school talent show.
Listen on SpotifyDownchild Blues Band is an award-winning blues band. Member Pat Carey was born in The Pas, MB.
Listen on SpotifyDragonette is an electro-pop band from Toronto. They were nominated for the "Best New Group" Juno award in 2008.
Listen on SpotifyDream Warriors were a Canadian hip-hop duo in the '90's. King Lou and Capitol Q are from the Jane and Finch community in North York.
Listen on SpotifyDiane Dufresne is a singer from Montreal, QC. She has won many prestigious awards, including the Governor General's Performing Arts Award, and was made a knight of the National Order of Quebec.
Listen on SpotifyEconoline Crush was a rock band formed in Vancouver, BC. Their name is from the book "Jeu de Fountaine" in which econoline crush is a drug that provides optimism.
Listen on SpotifyKathleen Edwards is a singer/songwriter from Ottawa, ON. She spent part of her childhood in both Korea and Switzerland. She now owns a coffeehouse called "Quitters" in Stittsville, ON.
Listen on SpotifyEquipe 79 was a rock group from Laval, QC. They chose the number 79 because it was the sum of their ages.
Listen on SpotifyEric's Trip was a noise-pop quartet from Moncton, NB. They got their name from a Sonic Youth song.
Listen on SpotifyDavid Essig is a folk musician who moved to Emsdale, ON from Maryland.
Listen on SpotifyDavid Essig is a folk musician who moved to Protection Island, BC in 2006.
Listen on SpotifyFaber Drive is a pop band formed in Mission, BC. They were discovered by Chad Kroeger from Nickelback.
Listen on SpotifyLes Faucons were a pop band from La Guadelupe, QC. They were apart of the Yé Yé movement in Quebec during the 1960s.
Listen on SpotifyLogan Staats is a folk musician born and raised on the Six Nations Reserve. He won the "Best Folk Album" Indigenous Music Award in 2017.
Listen on SpotifyChrista Couture is a folk artist from Edmonton who won the 2008 Canadian Aboriginal Music Award for Best Folk Acoustic Album. Growing up, Couture listened to her parents perform traditional Cree music.
Listen on SpotifyNick Sherman is a folk musician who grew up in the First Nation community of Weagamow Lake. He was nominated for the "Best Folk Album" Indigenous Music Award in 2017.
Listen on SpotifyNick Sherman is a folk musician who visited North Caribou Lake often for his family's trapline. He was nominated for the "Best Folk Album" Indigenous Music Award in 2017.
Listen on SpotifyRenée Lamoureux is a French Métis singer/songwriter from Ile Des Chênes, MB. She won the 2016 "Female Artist of the Year" Manitoba Country Music Award. Her music has been used in American AT&T commercials.
Listen on SpotifyMariame Hasni is a pop artist of Cree heritage from Montreal. She was discovered by her sixth grade principal while singing in the school washroom.
Listen on SpotifyAwaken Aries (also known as Jesse Aaron) is a pop artist from Regina, SK. He was nominated for the "Best Pop Album" Indigenous Music Award for 2017.
Listen on SpotifyCarsen Gray is a pop artist from Skidegate, BC. She won "Best New Artist" honours at the 2017 Indigenous Music Awards. Her uncle, Bobby Taylor, is famous for discovering Michael Jackson.
Listen on SpotifyJace Martin is a pop musician from Six Nations Reserve, ON. His album, Falling Stars, was produced by Crystal Shawanda. He was nominated for "Best Pop Album" at the 2017 Indigenous Music Awards.
Listen on SpotifyTara Williamson is a pop musician from Swan Lake, MB. She was nominated for "Best Pop Album" at the 2017 Indigenous Music Awards.
Listen on SpotifyCity Natives are four Aboriginal hip-hop artists hailing from First Nations communities around the East Coast. Two members are from Tobique First Nation, NB.
Listen on SpotifyRellik is an urban Indigenous musician from Edmonton. He was nominated for the "Best Rap/Hip Hop Album" Indigenous Music Award for 2017.
Listen on SpotifyLisa Muswagon is an Indigenous musician and a Nakoda Cree. She is a member of the Pimicikamak Cree Nation which is also known as Cross Lake, MB.
Listen on SpotifyBlack & Grey are a pop band from Membertou, NS. This song speaks out against bullying and was dedicated to Amanda Todd.
Listen on SpotifyBlack & Grey is a pop band, and member Brandon Johnson is from Potlotek, NS. This song won "Best Radio Single" at the 2017 Indigenous Music Awards.
Listen on SpotifyDJ Shub is from Fort Erie, ON. He was a member of A Tribe Called Red. This song features the Northern Cree Singers.
Listen on SpotifyMob Bounce is a Native hip hop group who grew up in the Bulkey Valley region in BC.
Listen on SpotifyNadjiwan is a project created by Marc Meriläinen who is from Thunder Bay, ON. Marc is a member of the Chippewas of Nawash First Nation.
Listen on SpotifyWolf Saga is an electro-pop artist from London, ON. His work has been featured in Samsung, Converse, and Air Canada productions.
Listen on SpotifyInez Jasper is a pop musician of Sto:lo, Ojibway, and Métis heritage. She was born in Chilliwack, BC. Inez works as a community health nurse for Stó:lō Nation Health Services.
Listen on SpotifyKinnie Starr is a singer/songwriter from Calgary, AB. In 2006 she was a mentor for aspiring Aboriginal musicians.
Listen on SpotifyFara Palmer is a musician from the Saulteaux First Nation, SK. This was her first single after an eight-year hiatus.
Listen on SpotifyLeanne Betasamosake Simpson is a Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg artist who is a member of the Alderville First Nation. She holds a PhD from the University of Manitoba.
Listen on SpotifyStephen Fearing is a folk/Celtic musician who lived in Guelph for a time. He grew up in Ireland and some of his classmates were the future members of U2.
Listen on SpotifyThe Ferraris of Canada were a rock band from Yarmouth, NS. This was the only single they released in Canada during 1963 before moving to Boston.
Listen on SpotifyFerron is a singer/songwriter who was born in Saturna Island, BC. She started writing songs at age ten and left home when she was fifteen.
Listen on SpotifyFerron is a singer/songwriter who grew up in Richmond, BC. She recorded her album "Ferron" in her basement.
Listen on SpotifyFiggy Duff was a folk-rock band with Celtic influences. They are named after a traditional Newfoundland pudding. Member Pamela Morgan was born in Grand Falls, NL.
Listen on SpotifyFiggy Duff was a folk-rock band with Celtic influences. They are named after a traditional Newfoundland pudding. Member Frank Maher was raised in The Battery, St. John's, NL.
Listen on SpotifyLouise Forestier is a musician from Shawinigan, QC. She has appeared in many TV shows and movies.
Listen on SpotifyJD Fortune (also known as Jason Bennison) is a rock singer from Pictou, NS. He was the winner of the CBS show, Rock Star: INXS.
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