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
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22

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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