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La Bottine Souriante more »

From Canada

First appearing on the Quebec music scene in 1976, La Bottine Souriante are still considered to be the tightest and most exciting French Canadian root&hellip » read more

La Volee d'Castors more »

From Canada

Expect a fiery, energetic and uplifting set from French-Canadians La Volee d'Castors. This six-piece explores a meld of acoustic and electric (violin&hellip » read more

Lappelectro featuring Daniel Lapp more »

From Canada

Trumpet/violin virtuoso Daniel Lapp mines uncharted territory by blending jazz and funk with elements of DJ culture. From sweet and jazzy downtempo to&hellip » read more

Matapat: Music, Song & Dance of Quebec more »

From Canada

Polished, heartfelt and spirited, the charismatic and engaging Matapat present traditional music, song and dance from Quebec. Audiences are treated to&hellip » read more

Mei Han & Randy Raine-Reusch more »

From Canada, China (Peoples Republic)

Transcendent and beautiful Zheng duets of sublime skill and force.&hellip » read more

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Andy White & Allison Russell more »

From Canada, Ireland (Irish Republic)

Belfast born troubadour Andy White carries a 12 string guitar under his arm and wears his particular brand of Irish magic and charm on his sleeve. Wi&hellip » read more

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Jorane more »

From Canada

Categorizing Jorane's music is not an easy task. This talented artist is difficult to classify by genre because her music is truly original. Compleme&hellip » read more

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K'Naan more »

From Canada, Somalia

Like the other high-profile East African rapper Emmanuel Jal appearing this weekend, Somali native K?naan Warsame grew up no stranger to guns. Hailing&hellip » read more

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Martha Wainwright more »

From Canada

Daughter of folk royalty continues on her own distinctive path "It's funny. Until recently, I was never sure whether I'd got into the music industry &hellip » read more

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The Armada more »

From Australia, Canada, Ireland (Irish Republic)

Jeff Martin, inventive guitarist and former frontman of Canadian trio The Tea Party, has formed a new powerhouse trio with thundering Irish drummer Wa&hellip » read more

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Jane Siberry more »

From Canada

Striking original music and a hauntingly beautiful voice have been the hallmarks of Jane Siberry's 11 albums through a rich 20-year career, during whi&hellip » read more

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Poirier feat. Face T more »

From Canada, Jamaica

All hail the Montreal basshead Ghislain Poirier has little respect. OK, let's re-phrase that. The producer/remixer from Montreal isn't too cap-doffing&hellip » read more

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Tanya Tagaq more »

From Canada

Adventurous throat singer from the far north "Calling Tanya Tagaq an Inuit throat singer is like calling Yo-Yo Ma a cello player. Sure, it's accurate&hellip » read more

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ScrapArtsMusic more »

From Canada

This is the sound of metal, muscle and movement colliding. Vancouver-based ScrapArtsMusic play power percussion from re-assembled junk arranged on sta&hellip » read more

Bruce Cockburn more »

From Canada

Bruce Douglas Cockburn is a Canadian folk/rock guitarist and singer-songwriter. His most recent album was released in March 2011, and he has written s&hellip » read more

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The Wilderness of Manitoba more »

From Canada

Beautifully weighted folk-rock to please Fleet Foxes fans There was a time when clutching a banjo or a lap-steel guitar would mark you out as the out&hellip » read more

Chrissy Crowley more »

From Canada

Seriously swinging Cape Breton fiddler Some things just seem predetermined, inevitable, unavoidable. And so it is with the chosen vocation of one Chr&hellip » read more

Genticorum more »

From Canada

Rousing fiddle-led tunes from Quebec If the idea of a traditional musical trio from Quebec comprising of fiddle, flute and Jew's harp sounds a little&hellip » read more


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