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	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08

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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