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
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59

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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