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
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Cynthia Webber - Touch a Hand b/w Version

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Leroy Gibbon - Just Like That

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Leroy Gibbon - Four Season Lover

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Messenjah - Cool Operator

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Messenjah - Rock You High

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Pellegrin El Kady - Sunguila

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Sam T. - Mayenkatam

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Roots Earth And Water - Innocent Youths

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Roots Earth And Water - Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)

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Roots Earth And Water - Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)

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