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
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Messenjah - Cool... But Deadly

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Compilation - D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1

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Roots Radics - Roots Dub Style

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