Canadian Music

Aselin Debison - Life

leslie — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:37:44 +0000

Aselin Debison was born on June 27, 1990 and is a Canadian pop and Celtic music singer. She was born in Glace Bay , Nova Scotia, and was named after Aslan, the lion in C. S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia . She began her singing career in 1999, when she was asked to sing at a rally of protesting miners in her hometown. Soon after this performance she began working on a Christmas album The Littlest Angel which was released in 2001. In 2002, she was spotted by Sony Classical president Peter Gelb at the East Coast Music Awards. Her debut album Sweet Is the Melody appeared that same year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z628vl3eho

Crowbar - Existence is Punishment

leslie — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:11:33 +0000

Crowbar was a Canadian rock band based in Hamilton, Ontario, probably best known for their 1971 hit Oh, What a Feeling . The band consisted of a variety of players in various combinations over its lifetime including:

King Biscuit Boy (Richard Newell) on harmonica^[1]
Roly Greenway on bass guitar
Kelly Jay (Blake Fordham) on harmonica, vocals and piano
John Rutter on vocals (1970)
Richard Bell on keyboards (1970)
Jozef Chirowski on keyboards
Larry Atamanuik on drums (1970)
Sonnie Bernardi on drums
Rheal Lanthier on guitar
John Gibbard on guitar and slide guitar
Sonny Del-Rio on saxophone
John Dickie on vocals (2000)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM2-iPAY2p4

Lara Fabian - I Will Love Again

leslie — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:59:28 +0000

Lara Fabian is an international Belgian-Italian singer, known for her vocal prowess and skilled technique. She sings in Italian, Spanish, English, and French, all of which she is fluent in. Lara Fabian became a Canadian citizen in 1994 during the time she began her career in Quebec.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxnl83HD3R0

Allison Crowe - Crayon and Ink

leslie — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:31:26 +0000

Allison Louise Crowe was born on November 16, 1981 and is a Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist from Nanaimo, British Columbia and now lives in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador. Allison Crowe records on her own record label, Rubenesque Records Ltd.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8234365117815455900

Celine Dion - Power of Love

leslie — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:34:04 +0000

Celine Dion has received numerous awards in recognition of her worldwide success in the music industry - 5 Grammy Awards, 11 World Music Awards, 7 American Music Awards, 7 Billboard Music Awards, 21 Juno Awards, 38 Felix Awards, and many others. Her songs have also received Academy Awards and Golden Globe Awards.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SELp8xfbzJQ

Theory of a Deadman - Santa Monica

leslie — Mon, 26 May 2008 10:21:46 +0000

A post-grunge/rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia, signed by Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger to his 604 Record Label, Theory of a Deadman has released 3 albums to date. Their first album was certified platinum in Canada, and they also have had 3 top 20 singles on the US Modern Rock charts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1FneBdSg-I

Three Days Grace - Home

leslie — Mon, 19 May 2008 10:08:06 +0000

A post-grunge band, Three Days Grace’s self-titled album reached the top 10 of the Canadian singles charts, the top 100 of the US Billboard 200 albums chart, and number 1 on Billboard’s Top Heatseekers chart. Three Days Grace’s debut album gained platinum certification.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=186308847114219660

Arcade Fire - No Cars Go

leslie — Mon, 12 May 2008 10:56:39 +0000

An indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Arcade Fire’s first album Funeral debuted in 2004 and was highly acclaimed by critics. Arcade Fire was also nominated for a Juno Award in 2005 and was als nominated for a Grammy Award in 2006 for Best Alternative Music Album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJDsm1Y4kUk

Sum 41 - Fat Lip

leslie — Tue, 06 May 2008 05:51:14 +0000

Sum 41 is a pop-punk alternative metal band from Ajax, Ontario, Canada. Sum 41 is also one of the more popular punk acts worldwide, and their song Fat Lip hit #1 on the US Modern Rock charts. Every single Sum 41 album reached #1 in Canada, and have also enjoyed success in the USA, UK, Europe, Asia, Mexico, Chile, and Brazil.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKsQe31ApMs

Cadence Weapon - Black Hand

leslie — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:09:20 +0000

Rollie Pemberton, also known as Cadence Weapon, is a Canadian rapper born in Edmonton, Alberta. He began rapping at the age of 13, and released the underground mix tape Cadence Weapon is the Black Hand in 2005, and a full length album at the end of the same year. Reviews of several magazines have named Cadence Weapon as one of the artists to watch out for, and one of his albums was hailed as one of the best albums in 2006.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nevf1PjtyVQ