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
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25

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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