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	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15

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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