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
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Messenjah - Cool... But Deadly

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Compilation - D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1

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Roots Radics - Roots Dub Style

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