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
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
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
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28

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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