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
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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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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