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
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02

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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