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Martin Tielli
Martin Tielli
Canadian musician
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Jason Collett
Jason Collett
Canadian musician
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Die Mannequin
Die Mannequin
band
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Serena Ryder
Serena Ryder
Canadian musician
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Sebastien Grainger
Sebastien Grainger
Canadian musician
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Great Lake Swimmers
Great Lake Swimmers
Canadian folk rock band
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Steven Page
Steven Page
Canadian musician
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Roland "Rollie" Pemberton
Roland "Rollie" Pemberton
Canadian musician
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Tom Cochrane
Tom Cochrane
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Justin Rutledge
Justin Rutledge
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Feist
Feist
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Sook-Yin Lee
Sook-Yin Lee
Canadian actress
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Laura Smith
Laura Smith
Canadian singer-songwriter
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Molly Johnson
Molly Johnson
Canadian singer
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Holy Fuck
Holy Fuck
Canadian electronica band
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John K. Samson
John K. Samson
Canadian singer-songwriter and rock bandleader
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Nikki Hornsby
Nikki Hornsby
American musician singer songwriter recording artist
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Sarah Slean
Sarah Slean
Canadian singer-songwriter and musician
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Joel Plaskett
Joel Plaskett
Canadian rock musician
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Boney M.
Boney M.
Euro-Caribbean vocal group
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Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene
Canadian art rock band
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Anne Murray
Anne Murray
Canadian singer
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Lindi Ortega
Lindi Ortega
Canadian musician
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Norah Jones
Norah Jones
American singer, songwriter and pianist
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Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies
Canadian band
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D-Sisive
D-Sisive
Canadian rapper
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Ohbijou
Ohbijou
band that plays independent music
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Michie Mee
Michie Mee
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Kyrie Kristmanson
Kyrie Kristmanson
Canadian singer
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Jim Cuddy
Jim Cuddy
Canadian singer-songwriter
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Melanie Doane
Melanie Doane
Canadian musician
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Jane Siberry
Jane Siberry
Canadian singer-songwriter
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Alannah Myles
Alannah Myles
Canadian musician
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Eliza Carthy
Eliza Carthy
English folk musician
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Toyah Willcox
Toyah Willcox
English actress and punk/pop rock singer
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Hayden
Hayden
Canadian musician
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Kathleen Edwards
Kathleen Edwards
Canadian singer-songwriter
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Lily Frost
Lily Frost
Canadian singer
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Natalia Lafourcade
Natalia Lafourcade
Mexican recording artist; singer
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Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro
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Laila Biali
Laila Biali
Canadian musician
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Divine Brown
Divine Brown
Canadian singer
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The Dears
The Dears
band
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Denise Djokic
Denise Djokic
Canadian cellist
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Christine Fellows
Christine Fellows
Canadian musician
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Imelda May
Imelda May
Irish singer
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Hisham Bharoocha
Hisham Bharoocha
American musician
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Burton Cummings
Burton Cummings
Canadian musician
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Laura Benanti
Laura Benanti
American actress
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Friendly Rich
Friendly Rich
musician
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Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson
Canadian rock musician
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Neko Case
Neko Case
American singer-songwriter
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Ji-hae Park
Ji-hae Park
South Korean violinist
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Stan Rogers
Stan Rogers
Folk singer
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Kellylee Evans
Kellylee Evans
Canadian jazz singer
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Lavinia Meijer
Lavinia Meijer
Dutch musician
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The Tragically Hip
The Tragically Hip
Canadian rock band
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Kristin Chenoweth
Kristin Chenoweth
American actress, singer and author
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Sarah Harmer
Sarah Harmer
musician, activist
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Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan
Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter
Laura Barrett
Canadian musician

Laura Barrett

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Laura Barrett at the 2015 Canadian Film Centre Slaight Music Residency Showcase.

Laura Barrett is a Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter, best known for incorporating the kalimba into her music. In addition to her solo work, Barrett has also performed as a member of The Hidden Cameras, Henri Fabergé and the Adorables, Woodhands and Sheezer.

A classically trained pianist, Barrett studied English literature and linguistics at the University of Toronto, and took up the kalimba as a hobby after buying one on eBay. Her first public performance as a solo performer was a cover of "Smells Like Nirvana" at a "Weird Al" Yankovic tribute concert (She had previously been a part of the band Lake Holiday). She subsequently released two EPs, and was the musical director for a New York City production of Maggie MacDonald's play The Rat King.

Barrett released her first full-length album, Victory Garden, in 2008 on Paper Bag Records. In December 2008 Laura Barrett was the recipient of a CBC Radio 3 Bucky Award for "Sexiest Musician".

In 2009, Barrett took part in an interactive documentary series called City Sonic. The series, which featured 20 Toronto artists, had her talk about her first concert. The first rock concert she attended was, at the age of 12, at the Art Gallery of Ontario for the Rheostatics experimental set Music Inspired by the Group of Seven.

In 2010, Barrett accompanied The Magnetic Fields on their 11-date North American "Realism" tour.

In 2011, she participated in the National Parks Project, collaborating with musicians Cadence Weapon and Mark Hamilton and filmmaker Peter Lynch to produce and score a short film about Alberta's Waterton Lakes National Park.