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
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12

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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