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
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01

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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