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	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44

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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