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
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22

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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