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 Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22

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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