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The Sound of Canadian Contemporary R&B · Playlist · 320 songs · 338 likes.
Feb 11, 2019 · Canadian R&B artists are on the cutting edge of the sonic evolution of R&B and here you'll find artists who represent the spectrum of sound currently found within the genre. Those sounds...
Open in Spotify Save to Spotify. Canadian Contemporary R&B is a genre of music that combines elements of traditional R&B with modern pop and hip-hop influences. It is characterized by its smooth, soulful sound and often incorporates elements of jazz, funk, and reggae.
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With a wave of immigrants from the Caribbean arriving in Canada during the 1960s and, more specifically, in Toronto, the local music scene started to incorporate more distant sounds. Genres like funk and the emerging R&B/soul music got a little more flavouring via ska, rocksteady and reggae artists, a development that would be documented through th...
Salome Bey picked up where Shane left off. After relocating to Toronto in the early '60s, Bey found herself performing in the local jazz club circuit and quickly acquired the title "Canada's first lady of the blues." Not only was the title well-deserved, but it also made sense while listening to a song like "Hit the Nail Right on the Head." Dripped...
The '80s would observe another change within the music industry as the famed Juno Awards would introduce a dedicated category for best R&B/soul recording in 1985. Liberty Silver, a Detroit-born, Toronto-based singer, became the first Black recipient of the award and would also become the first Black woman to win a Juno Award, for her album Lost Som...
On the brink of a new decade came the start of another shift that would change the landscape for Canadian R&B/soul for years to come. In 1990, Denham Jolly founded Milestone Radio Inc. and would apply to the CRTC for a licence to operate an "urban" music station. Unfortunately, he would be denied several times over the next decade despite hip hop a...
After 10 years of fighting to create an on-air home for R&B/soul in Canada, Jolly was finally awarded a radio show licence from the CRTC. In 2001, the nation would see the first significant "urban" radio station in the form of Flow 93.5 FM, which would breathe new life into Canada's Black music infrastructure. While rap music had already gained som...
By the 2010s, Canada's talent pool had not only grown abundantly, but its artists had also started to become household names globally. As Drake and the Weeknd emerged as global superstars, more Canadian artists, such as PartyNextDoor, began to shape their own space in the genre. Even pop sensation Justin Bieber released his own R&B album, Journals,...
As the 2010s created a space for R&B and soul music to be respected separately, it also made space for alternative styles to flourish and expand beyond Canadian borders. From production to cadences, delivery styles and sampling methods, it became apparent that Canada's R&B/soul scene had officially exploded into the world. For the first time since ...
Parent Genre: R&B. Canadian contemporary R&B music is a genre that blends elements of soul, hip-hop, and electronic music to create a smooth and seductive sound. It often features lush, atmospheric production and lyrics that explore themes of love, heartbreak, and self-discovery.
The leading Canadian R&B artists come together to celebrate Canada's 150th anniversary. Hear Alessia Cara, The Weeknd, Jacksoul, Jully Black and more!
