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
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34

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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