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
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
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	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38

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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