Reggae, Caribbean and African

This room celebrates the rich rhythms and vibrant voices of Canada’s Reggae, Caribbean, and African music scenes. From roots reggae and dancehall to calypso, soca, Afrobeat, and traditional African styles, this collection reflects the cultural depth brought by diasporic communities across the country. Whether born abroad or raised in Canada, these artists brought the sound of islands and continents to Canadian streets, shaping a powerful, joyful, and deeply expressive musical legacy. Uplifting, unifying, and undeniably rhythmic.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Karamchand Maharaj - Innovations 4

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Milton Douglas - Can't Trust No One

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Desmond Chambers - Tiger Bom

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Stranger Cole - Storybook Revisited

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Stranger Cole - More Life EP (with The Steadytones)

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Stranger Cole - Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)

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Stranger Cole - The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)

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Stranger Cole - "Forward" in the Land of Sunshine

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Stranger Cole - The Patriot

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Stranger Cole - Capture Land

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Carl Harvey - Just Having Fun

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Carl Harvey - Ecstacy of Mankind

Carl Harvey - Ebony Lady

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Cougars - Caribana '67 Volume 1

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Arawak - Music in the Making b/w New Day

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Ishan People - Roots

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Ishan People - ST

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Soul Explosion Band - Out of Many One People

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Mighty Mystics - Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms

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David Thiaw - African Skies

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Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock) - You Are My Lady

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Demo Cates - Lady

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Demo Cates - Stealing Love

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Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

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Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

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Maame Felicia Konadu - Ma Menka

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Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia) - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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