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
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05

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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