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
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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