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
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40

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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