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)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Shams - Ayoban

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Fat Chants - People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne

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Jackie Mittoo - Show Case Volume 3

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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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