2010

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Dan Hill - Coming Full Circle

2010 | Administrator | Sunday, 7 March 2010

He’s one of Canada’s most successful songwriters, an artist whose songs have topped the country and pop music charts around the world....

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A vital and vibrant beat - African music in Canada

2010 | Administrator | Wednesday, 14 July 2010

Nadine McNulty remembers well the day that K’naan appeared at Toronto’s Afrofest. The year was 2000 and McNulty, as artistic director, had...

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Sarah Harmer - A New Wind

2010 | Administrator | Wednesday, 14 July 2010

Sarah Harmer’s new album—her first in five years—kicks off with the unsettling sound of crackling distortion followed by some driving electric guitar....

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East Meets West - South Asian Music in Canada

2010 | Administrator | Wednesday, 8 September 2010

One of hottest touring bands in Canada at the moment eschews the standard instrumentation of guitar, bass and drums in favour of...

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Céline Dion - Sans attendre

2012 | Administrator | Wednesday, 21 November 2012

Now in the midst of her second residency show at Caesars Palace, Dion is Las Vegas’ biggest attraction since Elvis Presley. But that hasn’t stopped the Canadian superstar from recording...

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Peter Gabriel - Live Blood

2012 | Administrator | Sunday, 13 May 2012

The onetime Genesis frontman has amassed a stellar body of solo work. Here, performing with a 46-piece orchestra, Gabriel reimagines his “Biko,” “Solsbury Hill” and “In Your Eyes” as stirring...

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Vanessa Carlton - Rabbits on the Run

2011 | Administrator | Tuesday, 26 July 2011

When Carlton burst on to the scene in 2002, she was hailed as a new piano-pop princess. Sadly, the Pennsylvania native was unable to match the success of her million-selling...

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Kelly Clarkson - Stronger

2011 | Administrator | Saturday, 22 October 2011

Kelly Clarkson has endeared herself to fans with her straight-talking manner. The inaugural American Idol winner made her name with songs like “Miss Independent” and “Since U Been Gone.” Never...

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Kid Rock - Rebel Soul

2012 | Administrator | Monday, 10 December 2012

Kid Rock made his mark with his 1999 rap-rock anthem “Bawitdaba” and he’s been mixing it up stylistically ever since. His seventh album tackles southern rock on the title track, country music on “Midnight Ferry” and...

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Various artists - This is 40

2012 | Administrator | Wednesday, 9 January 2013

Director Judd Apatow’s Knocked Up spin off features an eclectic mix of songs old (Paul McCartney’s quirky “Lunch Box/Odd Sox” and Yoko Ono’s whimsical “Yes, I’m Your Angel”) and new (Norah Jones’ “Always Judging” and Fiona...

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Angélique Kidjo - Spirit Rising

2012 | Administrator | Friday, 24 February 2012

She’s a tireless philanthropist, promoting education for girls in Africa through her foundation, Batonga, and acting as UNICEF’s Goodwill Ambassador. Onstage, she’s even more energetic, delivering consistently explosive performances that leave audiences breathless. This live recording,...

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Art Garfunkel - The Singer

2012 | Administrator | Sunday, 16 September 2012

The choirboy half of legendary folk duo, now 70, gets the career retrospective treatment with this two-CD set. Along with such Simon & Garfunkel classics as “The Sound of Silence” and “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” it...