A live showcase documenting music in Toronto. We connect people to the music scene here in Toronto by building with artists locally and abroad, and sharing it with a larger audience online.

Covering the broad and rapidly growing instrumental hip hop scene, this is a creative field defined by a distinctive language of loops, beats and samples.

Beats

A sound, a style and a cultural movement, born in NYC and built on the pillars of compelling beats, creative wordplay and social commentary. Hip hop's influence is everywhere.

Movement built on beats, rhymes and social commentary

Hip Hop

An unvarnished form of hip hop that focuses on a rootsy vibe and feel rather than flash production. Laid-back productions that embody a lack of artifice.

Rootsy, unvarnished hip hop with a mellow vibe

Lo-Fi

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Flora and Fauna are back with an eclectic mix of groove, funk and soul. Keep it locked.

Music of mid-'60s African-American origin that reinvented the rhythms of soul, jazz and rhythm and blues.

Mid-'60s blend of soul, jazz and rhythm and blues.

Funk & Soul

Funk offers a powerful blend of soulful vocals, jazz swing and mid-20th century counter-cultural energy – and is the irresistibly rhythmic forerunner of disco. 

Rhythmically revolutionary disco forerunner

Funk

Rare groove is less a genre than a category for crate-diggers, encompassing hard-to-find gems hidden deep in the genres of disco, funk, jazz, soul and rhythm and blues.

Rare Groove

Vol.6 - Flora and Fauna

The Build Co. welcomes DJ Zzzemen to the studio this week for another eclectic mix of beats.

Vol.2 - Raz and Daz

The Build Co. welcomes ATL legend STLNDRMS to Cosmo Records for a special live set.

Vol.3 feat. STLNDRMS inside Cosmos Records Toronto.

On this episode of The Build, the collective welcomes New York producer and DJ, DFNS.

Soulful samples, mesmerising loops and in-your-face production. Beats are founded on the 'boom' of an acoustic bass drum and the 'bap' of an acoustic snare. 

In-your-face hip hop with distinctive percussion

Boom Bap

Vol.8 - DFNS

Tune in as the DJ Duo, Flora and Fauna, play through the rarest grooves, tastiest cuts and unheard gems.

Vol.5 - Flora and Fauna

For the debut of The Build, DJs Joel Garden and Mix Foley take us on a Funk infused journey.

Vol.1 - Flora and Fauna

Fresh Kils hits the stage for a special performance at Cosmo Records with The Build Co.

Vol.4 feat. Fresh Kils inside Cosmos Records Toronto.

Join DJ Bles-sed for a party. Be prepared to dance to a divine mix of R&B, Hip-Hop, Funk, Soul and more thrown into the cut as Bles-sed builds the vibe to one of heavenly heights.

A popular African-American genre born out of gospel music, rhythm and blues, and jazz. Soul music places a profound emphasis on vocal performance and emotional impact.

Iconic genre born out of gospel, blues and jazz

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