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
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23

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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