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
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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