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
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04

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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