Wavway generates a playlist based on your next Canadian road trip. Discover songs written about, and by artists from the places you’ll be travelling through.
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King Cobb Steelie is from Guelph, ON.
Listen on SpotifyJohn Kay the guitarist and frontman of Steppenwolf was raised in Waterloo, ON after his family fled Tilsit, Germany during the 'Evacuation of East Prussia'.
Listen on SpotifyDrummer Dan Todd was born in Kitchener.
Listen on SpotifyTim Kingsbury is from Guelph.
Listen on SpotifyThe indie rock band Constantines originated from their hometown of Guelph, ON.
Listen on SpotifySome members of Soulstack are from Kitchener.
Listen on SpotifyKeyboard player Will Kidman is from Ayr.
Listen on SpotifyBrett Caswell recorded his album outside of the Bruce Trail.
Listen on SpotifyKara-Lis Coverdale, also known as K-LC, is a Canadian composer, musician, producer, born in Hamilton, ON, now based in Montréal.
Listen on Spotify"This what 'Sauga feels like in the night time. Watch what she doin' when the light shine."
Listen on SpotifyWalk Off The Earth hail from Burlington, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyBilly Talent is a Canadian punk rock band from Mississauga, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyJunior Boys are from Hamilton.
Listen on SpotifyRich Cloke lives in Burlington.
Listen on SpotifySebastien Grainger of the duo Death From Above 1979, is from Mississauga, ON.
Listen on SpotifyK. Forest is an R&B artist from Brampton, ON.
Listen on SpotifyMoneen (sometimes stylised as .moneen.) is an indie rock band from Brampton, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyDenzel Spencer known by his stage name Roy Wood$, is a Canadian rapper, singer and songwriter from Brampton, ON.
Listen on SpotifyJessica Reyes, known professionally as Jessie Reyez, is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Brampton, ON.
Listen on SpotifyJahron Anthony Brathwaite aka PARTYNEXTDOOR, was born and raised in Mississauga, Ontario.
Listen on Spotify“Weston Road Flows” is a throwback to Drake’s past of growing up on Weston Road in Toronto. This was before he moved to Forest Hill.
Listen on SpotifyBroken Social Scene is an indie rock band and musical collective consisting as few as six and as many as nineteen members. Co-founder Kevin Drew attended the Etobicoke School of the Arts.
Listen on SpotifyAbel Makkonen Tesfaye known professionally as The Weeknd, moved to 65 Spencer Ave in Parkdale after dropping out of high school. He has credited his stage name as being inspired by his high school dropout status; after leaving one weekend and never coming back home.
Listen on SpotifyAllan Rayman is from Lost Springs, Wyoming but currently resides in Toronto.
Listen on SpotifyPaul Hayden Desser, who records as Hayden, is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Thornhill, Ontario.
Listen on Spotify"This that Oliver 40, Niko shit man. 15 Fort York shit ya know." Apartment 1503 in 15 Fort York Blvd was the condo of Drake's friend and producer Noah '40' Shebib. The apartment doubled as their studio space.
Listen on SpotifyEarly in his career, k-os attended York University. He later dropped out and became one half of the producing duo Midi Mafia.
Listen on SpotifyRon Hawkins is a life long musician from Toronto, Canada. This song was played during the Toronto Maple Leafs Centennial Classic game and promo spot. Hawkins is best known as the lead singer for Lowest of the Low a punk band from Toronto, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyThis is the song, which popularized Toronto's nickname "T-dot". Regent Park is one of the locations featured in the music video.
Listen on SpotifyLEN is a Canadian alternative rock group from Toronto, ON. During the height of their popularity, the band's lineup included Brendan Canning, co-founder of Broken Social Scene.
Listen on SpotifySaya was born in Toronto.
Listen on SpotifyA song by Canadian recording artist Drake, featuring the R&B duo Majid Jordan. This song gained additional popularity from the meme #StarbucksDrakeHands.
Listen on SpotifyLove Inc. were a Canadian Eurodance music group from Toronto. They won two Junos and two Much Music awards for this song.
Listen on SpotifyThough members Jay Levine and James Bryan McCollum were both born in Montreal, the origins of animated pop music group are from Toronto, ON.
Listen on SpotifyDeborah Cox grew up in Scarborough, ON and is an alumni of Earl Haig Secondary School.
Listen on SpotifyMoxy Fruvous is from Thornhill.
Listen on SpotifyCharlotte Day-Wilson is based in Toronto.
Listen on SpotifyKevin Brereton, better known by his stage name k-os, was born at St. Michael's Hospital.
Listen on SpotifyIdentical twins Ryan and Dan Kowarsky grew up in Thornhill, Ontario. After b4-4 disbanded, the twins formed the duo RyanDan.
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Listen on SpotifySkye Sweetnam is from Bolton.
Listen on SpotifyDiana hails from Toronto.
Listen on SpotifyAustra hail from Toronto, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyStars member and singer Amy Millan grew up in Cabbagetown.
Listen on SpotifyU.S. Girls is Illinois-born, Toronto-based artist Meghan Remy.
Listen on SpotifyFormed in 1984, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet are a Canadian instrumental rock band. This is the theme song of Kids In The Hall!
Listen on SpotifyMajid Al Maskati and Jordan Ullman of the R&B duo Majid Jordan, met while both were attending University of Toronto.
Listen on SpotifyHenry Lau of the k-pop/c-pop group Super Junior-M, attended A.Y. Jackson secondary before signing with SM Entertainment.
Listen on SpotifyDaniel Caesar is based in Toronto, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyRalph's Raffa Weyman hails from Toronto, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyFRIGS are based in Toronto.
Listen on SpotifyAnthony Paul Jefferies, aka Nineteen85, of the R&B duo dvsn is from Scarborough, ON. He met other member Daniel Daley in their high school library. Now, they're signed under Drake's OVO Sound label.
Listen on SpotifySon Seung-wan also known as Wendy of Red Velvet, is an alumni of Richmond Hill High.
Listen on SpotifyChoclair is a l-e-g-e-n-d-a-r-y rapper from Scarborough, Ontario. He helped develop Canadian hip-hop in the 1990s. Before being a Juno award winning artist, Choclair worked at McDonald’s.
Listen on Spotify“I take Eglinton to 401 East and exit at Markham Road in the east end.” This location is the 401 exit ramp to Markham Rd, which leads to Agincourt and Scarborough, ON.
Listen on SpotifySum 41 is a rock band from Ajax, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifySarah Slean was born in Pickering.
Listen on SpotifyJustin Tokimitsu Nozuka attended St. Andrew's College prior to transferring and graduating from Etobicoke School of the Arts.
Listen on SpotifyMembers of the band Sum 41 are from Ajax, ON.
Listen on SpotifyBand from Whitby, ON
Listen on SpotifyJadea Kelly is a singer-songwriter from Whitby, Ontario, Canada.
Listen on Spotifyk-os produced his first mixtape while in his family's countryside home near Whitby, ON.
Listen on SpotifyDaniel Caesar is an r&b artist, originally from Oshawa, ON.
Listen on SpotifyBand from Whitby, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyThe "Car Loop Version" of this song was made using a Volkswagen bug, and was filmed on the Cobourg pier. Walk Off The Earth is originally from Burlington.
Listen on SpotifySerena Ryder grew up in Millbrook, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyGentleman Reg's origins tie back to Trenton, ON.
Listen on SpotifyJames Shaw, founder and lead guitarist of Metric was raised in Bellevue, ON.
Listen on SpotifyAvril Lavigne is from Napanee, ON.
Listen on SpotifyAdams was born in Kingston, Ontario
Listen on SpotifyMembers of Bedouin Soundclash, Jay Malinowski, Eon Sinclair, and Chuck Treece met while attending Queen's University in Kingston, ON.
Listen on SpotifyBryan Adams was born in Kingston, Ontario. Adams was awarded the Order of Canada for contributions to popular music and chairty work through his own foundation, which helps improve education for people around the world.
Listen on SpotifyWeeping Tile is from Kingston.
Listen on SpotifyWendy of the 5 member k-pop group Red Velvet, grew up in Brockville, ON.
Listen on SpotifySimple Plan is a pop-punk rock band from Montreal, QC. The hometown of guitarist Sebastien Lefebvre is Laval, QC. Members Pierre, Chuck, Jeff and Sebastien all went to Beaubois High School in Montreal.
Listen on SpotifyCohen was born in Westmount, an affluent suburb of Montreal. This song has been performed by over 200 artists in varying languages, and is one of the most performed songs in North American history.
Listen on SpotifyBéatrice Martin, better known by her stage name Cœur de pirate is from Outremont, Montreal, Quebec.
Listen on SpotifyTOPS are a four-piece band from Montreal.
Listen on SpotifyTim Hecker is an electronic musician and sound artist based in LA and Montreal, Canada.
Listen on SpotifyMarie Davidson is a Canadian singer, poet, and electronic music producer from Montreal.
Listen on SpotifyCharlotte was born in Montreal.
Listen on SpotifyCanadian-Lebanese singer born in Beirut, Lebanon
Listen on SpotifyLoud Lary Ajust is a Quebec rap group founded in 2011 based out of Montreal.
Listen on SpotifyKaytranada is a DJ from Montreal.
Listen on SpotifyKarl Wolf is a Lebanese-born Canadian musician based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Listen on SpotifyTommy Kruise is a DJ / producer from Montreal.
Listen on SpotifySky was a Canadian R&B/Pop-rock duo from Montreal, QC. Frontman Antoine Sicotte now has his own culinary tv show on Zeste.tv.
Listen on SpotifyArtist from the small town of Bourget, in Ontario
Listen on SpotifyKarl Wolf is a Lebanese-born Canadian musician based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Listen on SpotifyKaytranada is a Haitian-Canadian DJ and record producer based in Montreal. He has opened twice for Madonna, and won the 2016 Polaris Music Prize.
Listen on SpotifyProject Pablo aka Patrick Holland is a producer from Vancouver, now based in Montréal, QC.
Listen on SpotifyRiohv (aka Braden Thompson) is a house producer based out of Montreal via Ottawa.
Listen on SpotifyKara-Lis Coverdale, also known as K-LC, is a Canadian composer, musician, producer, born in Hamilton, ON, now based in Montréal.
Listen on SpotifyCanadian-Lebanese singer born in Beirut, Lebanon
Listen on SpotifyCanadian-Lebanese singer born in Beirut, Lebanon
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Listen on SpotifyCanadian-Lebanese singer born in Beirut, Lebanon
Listen on SpotifyCanadian-Lebanese singer born in Beirut, Lebanon
Listen on SpotifyCFCF is the stage name of Canadian electronic musician/vocalist Michael Silver based in Montreal.
Listen on SpotifyÉric Lapointe is a singer from Montreal
Listen on SpotifyDaniel Bélanger is a singer-songwriter from Montreal.
Listen on SpotifyKarl Wolf is a Lebanese-born Canadian musician based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Listen on SpotifyTim Hecker is an electronic musician and sound artist based in LA and Montreal, Canada. He pursued a PhD at McGill University with a thesis on urban noise.
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Listen on SpotifyDion was born in Charlemagne
Listen on SpotifyDion was born in Charlemagne, Quebec.
Listen on SpotifyLes Trois Accords is a band from Drummondville.
Listen on SpotifyFormé en 1997 par Olivier Benoit et Simon Proulx, le groupe compte 4 membres, tous de la région de Drummondville. En 2005, le groupe à ouvert pour le concert des Rolling Stones à Moncton.
Listen on SpotifyHomme aux multiples talents et projets et figure prédominante de la pop et du rap issu de la capitale.
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Listen on SpotifyBorn in 1986, Alexandre Parent (Alex Nevsky) is a singer-songwriter from Granby. This is his favourite song on his album, Nos eldorados, and he wrote it while he was at his cottage.
Listen on SpotifyKarim Ouellet is from Quebec City.
Listen on SpotifyRoch Voisine is a singer-songwriter from Edmunston.
Listen on SpotifyMatt Andersen is a singer-songwriter from Perth-Andover
Listen on SpotifyAge of Days is an alternative rock band from Fredericton.
Listen on SpotifyTristan Horncastle is a country singer from Fredericton.
Listen on SpotifyDavid Myles is a folk jazz musician from Fredericton. This single, made with Classified, became the biggest-selling rap single in the history of Canadian music.
Listen on SpotifyGrand Theft Bus is a indie rock band from Fredericton.
Listen on SpotifyLes Hay Babies members are from small Acadian towns in New Brunswick.
Listen on SpotifyJulie Doiron is an Acadian singer-songwriter from Moncton.
Listen on Spotify1755 was an Acadian band from Moncton, NB.
Listen on SpotifyEric's Trip is an indie rock band from Moncton.
Listen on SpotifyIn-Flight Safety first met at university in Sackville.
Listen on SpotifyLuke Boyd, aka Classified, is a Canadian recording artist and producer from Enfield. He says he enjoys making music with others in Nova Scotia, because "It keeps things exciting and there are tons of talented people in Halifax."
Listen on SpotifyDaniel Ledwell currently lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Listen on SpotifyCousins is a Canadian garage rock band from Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Listen on SpotifyCanadian musician, singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range
Listen on SpotifyCanadian musician, singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range
Listen on SpotifyCanadian musician, singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range
Listen on SpotifyCanadian musician, singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range
Listen on SpotifyCanadian musician, singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range
Listen on SpotifyCanadian musician, singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range
Listen on SpotifyCanadian musician, singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range
Listen on SpotifyCanadian musician, singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range
Listen on SpotifyCanadian musician, singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range
Listen on SpotifyCanadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan is from Halifax, and is famous for her emotional ballads. She is also known for founding the Lilith Fair tour, which showcased female musicians and raised over $10M for charity.
Listen on SpotifyHip-hop artist from Halifax.
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