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Blitz//Berlin ft. Bülow
“Farewell to Nova Scotia”

JUNO nominee Blitz//Berlin is composed of three self-described “punk kids” from Toronto. For the CanadaSound Project, they collaborated with Bülow to cover a true Canadian folk song. Listen for the cry of seagulls, rain hitting the roof of a porch, boats rocking at a dock, frogs croaking and wolves howling.




Sofia Blu
“Small Town Hearts”

JUNO nominee Blitz//Berlin is composed of three self-described “punk kids” from Toronto. For the CanadaSound Project, they collaborated with Bülow to cover a true Canadian folk song. Listen for the cry of seagulls, rain hitting the roof of a porch, boats rocking at a dock, frogs croaking and wolves howling.



Shobha
“A Song to Sing”

Shobha is an award-winning singer, songwriter and recording artist based in Canada. Her song for the CanadaSound Project truly honours Canada from coast-to-coast and the lyrics, written in collaboration with husband Rob Wells, explore the beauty she has personally experienced across the country. Surely, if Canada were a movie, this would definitely be the theme song.



DRU
“Caroline”

DRU is an R&B singer, songwriter and JUNO award winner. When listening to CanadaSound submissions, he was inspired by the sound of rain (fitting, as he was born in April), which inspired on feelings of melancholy and the memories of a girl.



Ammoye
“The Light”

Ammoye is a Jamaican-Canadian reggae singer and 3X JUNO nominee. Like many Canadians, Ammoye loves being in cottage country. For the CanadaSound Project, she wrote “The Light”, a song about how the outdoors makes her feel peaceful, free and centred. Listen for the sounds of lake water cascading over rocks, Canadian geese and ducks.



Erik West-Millette
“Terminal City Trainz”

Erik West-Millette is a Montreal composer and producer. His CanadaSound contribution is dedicated to the railroad workers who, in 1895, built the rockiest, toughest railway on Earth – the Canadian Pacific Railway. Listen for freight train horns, metal spike hammers, and even the howls of a wolf pack.



Karl Wolf feat. Ellevan
“Unlimited”

Karl Wolf is a Canadian R&B singer and JUNO nominee who is accustomed to being at the top of the charts. For CanadaSound, he was inspired by the sound of a raven, and sings a song about overcoming limitations that are set for us by society. His lyrics ask us to search deep inside for the superhero within each of us in order to achieve our dreams— something that as Canadians, we are blessed with the freedom to pursue.



Florence K
“Mira Mira”

Renowned French-language artist and JUNO nominee Florence K wrote “Mira Mira” for the CanadaSound Project. She was inspired by the passage of time and the sounds of letters changing on the flight boards at Montreal’s Mirabel airport (now inactive). Also listen for more sounds like airplane taking off, the chirp of a marmot and a Native American frame drum.



Melle rose
“Bad Woman”

Melle Rose is a Canadian pop singer, the 2013 Miss Canada, and fashion expert on The Shopping Channel. For the CanadaSound Project, she was inspired by the chimes on the TTC streetcar and sings a song about a woman living in the city of Toronto who, despite the status quo, chooses her own path, relationships and future.



David Francey
“Banks of the Seaway”

David Francey is a carpenter-turned-songwriter and is a 3X JUNO award winner known as “one of Canada’s most revered folk poets and singers.” For the CanadaSound Project he wrote a love song for his wife that honours a special place along the St. Lawrence they like to visit. Listen for Laker boats and horn salutes.