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
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
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
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Lascelles Douglas - Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle

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Karamchand Maharaj - Innovations 4

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Milton Douglas - Can't Trust No One

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Desmond Chambers - Tiger Bom

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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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