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
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39

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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