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
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20

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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