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
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Cynthia Webber - Touch a Hand b/w Version

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Leroy Gibbon - Just Like That

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Leroy Gibbon - Four Season Lover

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Messenjah - Cool Operator

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Messenjah - Rock You High

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Pellegrin El Kady - Sunguila

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Sam T. - Mayenkatam

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Roots Earth And Water - Innocent Youths

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Roots Earth And Water - Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)

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Roots Earth And Water - Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)

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