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	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51

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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