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
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne

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Jackie Mittoo - Show Case Volume 3

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Lascelles Douglas - Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle

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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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