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	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50

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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