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
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15

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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