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
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02

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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