Canada's best R&B singers and musicians celebrate the great musical legacy of Motown Records.
Talented percussionists who also sing in Wolof and French, the Diouf brothers wow audiences with their compelling energy.
CBC Radio 2's Canada Live was at the RBC Theatre in Mississauga's Living Arts Theatre to capture Emilie-Claire's performance along with Reg Schwager on guitar, Mike Murley on saxophone and Ross MacIntyre on bass.
Featuring Molly Johnson, Jackie Richardson, Ada Lee, Divine Brown, Toya Alexis, Alana Bridgewater and Shakura S'Aida
A concert featuring the world première of Jacques Hétu's Symphony No. 5 for orchestra and chorus.
Kellylee Evans celebrates her birthday by performing songs from her upcoming CD for a hometown crowd in Ottawa.
Former Barenaked Ladies front-man Steven Page with his acoustic guitar (and fearless vocals) backed by Kevin Fox on cello at the Winnipeg Folk Festival.
CBC Ottawa's been sitting on Leif Vollebekk for a few years waiting until he was truly ready to be released on the world. He's ready.
Blue Rodeo perform in one of their favourite venues during their "The Things We Left Behind" tour.
Colin Linden, Roxanne Potvin, Sue Foley, Jimmy Bowskill, Garrett Mason, Curley Bridges and some of the best Blues performers in Canada celebrate The Blues.
A concert of rarely heard Ukrainian a capella choral music in the beautiful acoustics of Edmonton's McDougall United Church.
The all-Canadian Afiara String Quartet are the resident graduate quartet at the prestigious Juilliard School of Music in New York.
K-os performs old and new tunes in front of a wildly enthusiastic crowd at The Opera House in Toronto.
Jazz vocalists Matt Dusk, Sophie Milman, DK Ibomeka and Kellylee Evans sing songs of love.
Jazz vocalists Matt Dusk, Sophie Milman, DK Ibomeka and Kellylee Evans sing songs of love.
When The Once took the stage at the Holy Heart Theatre in St. John's, the audience gave them a thunderous hero-like welcome. Feel the love!
Little Miss Higgins and her band performs songs from her new release Across the Plains for CBC Radio & Television.
When Mike Rud hits the stage the old notions of jazz as a serious form of music go out the window. It's all play and no work.
Hawksley Workman's cross-Canada tour in support of two new albums rolls into Edmonton.
A concert featuring the world première of Jacques Hétu's Symphony No. 5 for orchestra and chorus.
Julie Fader has long been a bridesmaid in the Canadian music scene. She sings with Great Lake Swimmers, Sarah Harmer, Blue Rodeo...but finally, late in 2009, she walked down the aisle with her own full-length record.
Jesse Cook brings his Rumba Foundation tour to Calgary.
In many respects, Matt Andersen is ‘larger than life’. His voice is large, his talent is large and the big man has a commanding presence on stage.
Coeur de Pirate is the pseudonym of 19-year-old Quebec-based musician Béatrice Martin. Since 2007 she's been composing and performing personal songs that have now found their way onto her debut album. These are not the songs of teenage angst , but instead deal with serious themes, like solitude and questions of life's meaning. There is a surprising musical maturity and intensity mainly due to the combination of Béatrice Martin's enchanting voice, and her virtuoso piano playing.
Her new self-titled CD has been described as both refreshing and fragile and has to be one of the most beautifully recorded nominees on the long list for this year's Polaris Music Prize.
She performs at the beautiful-sounding Theatre Petit Champlain in Quebec City with a band featuring guitarists Renaud Bastien and Emmanuel Ethie with Julie Brunet on keyboards, Joseph Perreault on drums and Alex Gautier on bass.
You've heard Colleen Brown's songs on Radio 2 Drive. Here she is in an intimate set at this year's TransCanada Alberta Music Series.
Menahem Pressler - mentor and master of the art of chamber music - performs with artists in residence & faculty from McGill University.
A homecoming celebration following a seven-month international tour in support of Great Big Sea' latest CD release Fortune's Favour.
Kereshmeh is a leading Persian music ensemble building bridges between East & West. Based in Vancouver, Kereshmeh explores new musical avenues with a contemporary voice, while remaining deeply rooted in tradition.
Mark Hamilton chose "Woodpigeon" for the name of his band because he thinks it's the most beautiful word in the English language.
CBC Radio 2 caught up with The Downchild Blues band at their sold out performance at Massey Hall, featuring Dan Aykroyd.
Kleztory is not only one of the most exciting and virtuosic Klezmer groups in Canada but they also represent a rich mosaic of nationalities and backgrounds.
Scotty Hills is a singer known for his "blue-eyed northern soul".
The Montreal based group consists of 5 young musicians from different regions of Quebec plus a lone Vancouverite.
CBC Radio 2 caught up with The Downchild Blues band at their sold out performance at Massey Hall, featuring Dan Aykroyd.
Prepare to be knocked out by Alejandra Ribera's passionate performance from her sold out shows at Hugh's Room.
Listen NowThe Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir has been part of the Calgary Music scene for years with their mix of traditional blues, Appalachian folk and ragged gospel.
Joe Nolan is an up-and-coming musician from Fort Saskatchewan Alberta. He cites Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and Neil Young as big influences.
The Vancouver Chamber Choir are a success story, here in Canada and around the world.
Barber: Sonata op. 6
Schumann: Violin sonata in A minor op. 105 (arr. Isserlis)
Dohnanyi: Sonata in B-flat minor op. 8
Chopin: Sonata in G minor op. 65
Mix traditional Persian music with freeform Jazz and Puerto Rican rhythm. Mix Spanish, French and Farsi. Take three stellar musicians and throw them together and you have the Safa Ensemble.
Performances by Sass Jordan, Rachelle van Zanten, Diana Braithwaite, Terra Hazelton, Suzie Vinnick, Shakura S'Aida with Donna Grantis, Saidah Baba Talibah and more.
A sold-out show featuring songs from her new release Plain Jane as well as old favourites. With Kevin Fox on cello & Karen Graves on violin.
Saskatchewan likes to think of him as their very own indie indie superstar, but CBC Radio 3 host Grant Lawrence is right when he refers to Maybe Smith as "Canada's best kept musical secret".
According to CBC Radio 3 host Grant Lawrence, "they have a sound as spacious as Saskatchewan".
Saskatchewan's The Sheepdogs have become the first unsigned band ever to grace the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. Good on ya, boys.
A sold-out show featuring songs from her new release Plain Jane as well as old favourites. With Kevin Fox on cello & Karen Graves on violin.
Wesli Band consists of musicians from different cultural backgrounds performing a lively combination of Roots, Afro-Beat, Groove & Reggae.
Third-generation performers Prescott bring their "hillbilly, heartbreak and love songs" to the Black Sheep Inn.
Barber: Sonata op. 6
Schumann: Violin sonata in A minor op. 105 (arr. Isserlis)
Dohnanyi: Sonata in B-flat minor op. 8
Chopin: Sonata in G minor op. 65
Two great masterpieces of the violin repertoire: Beethoven's Sonata in G major, Op. 30, No. 3 and Brahms' Sonata in G major, Op. 7.
Bands @ The Grand, is a showcase of those stalwart music acts who have made solid careers for themselves without the mega star status. Colleen Brown is one of those artists.
From Stewart Hall in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, the Dave Gossage Ensemble celebrate their passion for the Celtic music on both sides of the Atlantic in original compositions, in addition to the great classics of the repertoire.
Alex Cuba and special musician friends perform an intimate kitchen concert in Vancouver.
Kitchen Scratch featured Polaris Prize nominee Dan Mangan performing alongside an amazing house band comprising four members of the Henderson family.
Tim Hus is the newest in a long generation of song writers devoting their craft to telling Canadian stories in the Canadian language.