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
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45

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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