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
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28

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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