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
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20

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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