Genres

Blues

The Blues Room – Canada’s Deepest Blues Archive Step into the Blues Room, where Canada’s heartache, grit, and groove come alive. This is a living archive of the country’s finest blues—from prairie-born pickers to downtown torchbearers, smoky club legends to modern revivalists. Electric or acoustic, swampy or slick, these tracks ...

Celtic Rock

Where fiddles meet feedback and tradition finds a backbeat—Celtic Rock brings the fire of Canada’s Celtic roots into the amplified age. This room celebrates the bands and artists who fused folk reels with rock energy, blending bagpipes, bodhráns, and blistering guitars into something proudly loud and unmistakably Canadian. From the ...

Childrens

Welcome to the Children’s room—a joyful collection of music, stories, and sounds made for (and often by) Canada’s youngest listeners. From singalongs and lullabies to whimsical folk tales and educational gems, this collection celebrates the magic of childhood. Beloved icons like Raffi, Fred Penner, Mr. Dressup, and The Friendly Giant ...

Canadian Christmas

This room celebrates the warmth, charm, and snowy spirit of Canadian Christmas music—featuring recordings from across all provinces and spanning six decades. From timeless legends like Wilf Carter, Hank Snow, Stompin’ Tom Connors, Anne Murray, and Don Messer, to rare collector’s gems by Guido Basso and Rick Wilkins, this collection ...

Comedy

Canadians are the funniest people on earth—just ask a Newfie. This room is a tribute to our legendary sense of humour, from classic sketch and stand-up to musical parodies, novelty songs, and offbeat oddities. Comedy showcases the wit, warmth, and sharp timing that have made Canada a global comedy powerhouse. ...

Country & Western

This room celebrates the heart and soul of Canadian Country & Western music—from prairie ballads and honky-tonk heroes to Nashville dreamers with northern roots. Whether it’s classic twang, outlaw grit, or smooth western swing, Country & Western showcases the voices and stories that echo from coast to cattle ranch. Rooted ...

Disco Boogie

Glittering grooves, slinky basslines, and four-on-the-floor rhythms—Disco Boogie brings the dancefloor heat, Canadian-style. This room celebrates the era when bell bottoms met mirror balls, and funk, soul, and pop collided in a burst of joyful motion. From rare local 12-inches to nationally charting floor-fillers, these tracks capture the pulse of ...

Experimental & Electronic

This room is dedicated to the sonic explorers—the boundary-pushers, tape-splicers, synth-builders, and sound manipulators who redefined what music could be. Experimental & Electronic showcases Canadian artists who ventured beyond the conventional, creating new textures, structures, and soundscapes through innovation and imagination. From early electroacoustic pioneers to modular tinkerers and ambient ...

Folk

Canadian folk is some of the finest in the world—and it’s no wonder why. In a country as vast, diverse, and open-hearted as Canada, our music reflects the people who call it home. Rooted in tradition but unafraid to evolve, Canadian folk draws from a rich blend of cultures, histories, ...

Folklore

A tribute to the storytellers, balladeers, and tradition-keepers of Canadian music. FolkLore explores the rich tapestry of songs passed down through generations—tales of love, labour, loss, and life from every corner of the country. From traditional fiddle tunes and sea shanties to field recordings, protest songs, and contemporary folk revivalists, ...

Francophone

This room is a celebration of French-language music from across Canada. From the rich chanson traditions of Quebec to Acadian folk, Franco-Ontarian pop, and modern Francophone rock, hip-hop, and experimental sounds, Francophone showcases the diversity and depth of Canada’s French-speaking artists. Whether poetic, political, playful, or profound, these songs reflect ...

Canadian as Funk

Groove runs deep in the Great White North. Canadian As Funk is a powerhouse collection of homegrown funk, soul, R&B, and everything in between—from sweaty dancefloor burners to smooth soul ballads. These are the artists who brought the rhythm, the horns, the basslines, and the undeniable swagger to Canadian music. ...

Hip-Hop Rap Room

Welcome to the Hip-Hop / Rap Room—a celebration of Canada's beats, bars, and lyrical brilliance. From the early pioneers who carved out space in a skeptical industry to today’s genre-bending innovators, this collection showcases the evolution of Canadian hip-hop and rap across generations and regions. East Coast grit, West Coast ...

Indigenous Canada

This room is a tribute to the voices, songs, and stories of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis artists from across Canada. Indigenous Canada features a wide range of music—from traditional drumming, powwow songs, and Inuit throat singing to folk, rock, hip-hop, and genre-defying contemporary works. These recordings honour cultural heritage, ...

The Garage

The Garage is a high-octane collection where over 300 raw Canadian slabs of vinyl rumble and roar straight out of the crates to blow out your speakers. From fuzz-soaked 60s garage rock to frenzied proto-punk and obscurities you’ve probably never heard, this playlist celebrates the unpolished, unfiltered, and utterly addictive ...

Jazz

Timeless, expressive, and ever-evolving—Jazz is where Canada's finest improvisers, composers, and stylists come to shine. This room spans the full spectrum of Canadian jazz, from swing and bebop to cool, fusion, free, and beyond. Featuring legends, hidden gems, and boundary-pushers from coast to coast, this collection captures the spirit of ...

Metal

208 Slabs of Steel (as of May 13, 2025): A raw and relentless journey through the frozen heart of Canada's heavy music underground. From the denim-and-leather days of the '80s to modern-day crushers, this playlist delivers 208 slabs of molten moose metal forged north of the 49th. Thrash, doom, black, ...

New Wave Post Punk Wave

A sonic crash where style meets substance, and attitude meets atmosphere. This collection dives deep into Canada’s wave-driven underground—where angular guitars, icy synths, and restless energy redefined punk and reshaped pop. From the art-school edges of New Wave to the introspective shadows of Post-Wave and the raw pulse of Punk ...

Pop

Prog Rock

Psych

Punk Room

Canadian Punk – You Have Arrived (~2,500 Songs as of May 13, 2025) Welcome to the pit. This is the definitive collection of Canadian punk around 2,500 songs strong and growing. From the first wave fury of D.O.A. and The Viletones to the hardcore chaos of the ’80s, the skate-punk ...

Reggae, Caribbean and African

This room celebrates the rich rhythms and vibrant voices of Canada’s Reggae, Caribbean, and African music scenes. From roots reggae and dancehall to calypso, soca, Afrobeat, and traditional African styles, this collection reflects the cultural depth brought by diasporic communities across the country. Whether born abroad or raised in Canada, ...

Rock Room

Rockabilly & Early Cdn R&R

Soft Rock Room

Welcome to the smooth side of Canadian sound. The Soft Rock Room is where heartfelt melodies, polished production, and easygoing grooves come together. From ‘70s radio staples to ‘80s power ballads and beyond, this collection highlights Canada’s softer touch—music built for long drives, quiet nights, and windows-down nostalgia. Thoughtful lyrics, ...

Sunshine Pop

Breezy melodies, lush harmonies, and a glow of eternal summer—Sunshine Pop captures the feel-good essence of 1960s and ’70s pop with a Canadian twist. This room is dedicated to those shimmering tracks that radiate optimism, innocence, and finely crafted vocal arrangements. Think jangly guitars, warm horns, and wide-eyed wonder—perfect for ...

Yé-Yé

This room celebrates the vibrant world of Yé-Yé—the playful, stylish pop movement that swept through Quebec in the 1960s. Inspired by the French Yé-Yé scene but with its own Montreal flair, this collection includes catchy francophone rock ‘n’ roll, twist-era charmers, and the infectious sounds of local instrumental combos. From ...