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
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08

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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