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
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56

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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