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
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Shams	Sum Bashen	Ayoban	04:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Shams - Ayoban

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Fat Chants - People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne

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Jackie Mittoo - Show Case Volume 3

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Lascelles Douglas - Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle

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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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