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
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia) - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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