For more than 100 days, Quebec students have been protesting a rise in tuition fees. With the imposition of Loi 78, limiting the rights to protest, Quebecers en masse have been joining them in the streets -- with pots and pans. 

Every evening at 8:00 p.m. people meet in the street with their pots and pans and make all the noise they can in protest. Music thanks to the band Avec pas d'casque and their record label Grosse Boîte

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Bandcamp: avecpasdcasque.bandcamp.com/album/astronomie

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Amai Kuda is a Toronto based singer/songwriter, community activist and the mother of a young child. The name Amai Kuda means "mother to the will of the creator" in the southern African language Shona.

A popular singer within progressive political circles and the diverse women's cultural scene in Toronto, Amai Kuda is releasing her first CD on October 7, 2011, the self-produced album called "Sand from the Sea."

The Rebel Spell's songs are motivated by opposition to war, capitalism, police brutality, mindless consumerism and environmental destruction. The message is far from negative, however; each song aims to provide solace and push for solutions. Evidence from the crowd's reaction at shows suggests they are capable of bringing together the fractured punk community, creating an inclusive and positive scene. This featured song is titled 'It Can't Be Just Me', from their new album It's a Beautiful Future. According to lead singer Todd Serious, "The song focuses on the surveillance culture we're coming into, the big push to have a lot of cameras installed for the Olympics (Vancouver) for example.

He learned piano, guitar, and saxophone at a young age, but John O (as his friends call him) was more into playing dress-up with his cousin Lisa while dreaming of a life beyond the Toronto suburbs where he was born. Of course, being the only kid on the block that wanted to pair a ballerina tutu from the tickle trunk with hockey gloves didn't always make things easy.

Listen to the Banned is a unique collection of contemporary songs by artists from around the world who have been censored, persecuted, taken to court, imprisoned and even tortured for a very simple reason -- their music. 

Presented by Freemuse and Deeyah, the compilation is a musical statement by artists who are united in one single, important issue - the protection of the freedom of musical expression, a freedom many take for granted. 

Mikela Jay is a Canadian singer, songwriter and performer as well as an established actor and filmmaker appearing in dozens of film and television productions. Mikela's voice can be heard narrating the multi-award winning Canadian documentary The Corporation, the 2010 docu-feature Pax Americana and the online release of Psywar. Her highly anticipated solo album The Distance is now available on iTunes and Amazon.com.

To learn more about Mikela, pay a visit to her website mikelajay.com

Back in 2007, Vancouver singer-songwriter Jasper Sloan Yip built a stage in the backyard of his childhood home with his father and performed for the first time, until the police arrived. These days, Jasper has a dynamic and versatile band behind him, and their latest album "Every Day and All at Once" has been played on all three CBC Radio channels, including a live performance on Radio One. To learn more, check out Jasper's MySpace page.

He's the Canadian-born singer-songwriter who's teamed up with an explosive live band featuring some of New York's most talented musicians. Zack recently finished recording his new EP Dollars Spent on Nothing" which includes the hit single "Here & There." "My songs are being taken to an entirely new level with my band. It's amazing to see their interpretation of the tunes, and is adding tremendous depth and musicianship to very personal experiences of mine."

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Library Voices is an eight piece pop collective from Regina, Saskatchewan. Blending tremolo soaked guitars with analog synths, vintage organs, circuit bent electronics, accordion, saxophone, strings, theremin, Tenori-on, and glockenspiel, their songs play out like an AM radio jingle; mixing the best of the 60's, 70's, 80's, and today.

To learn more about the band and their new album Denim on Denim, check out libraryvoices.ca.