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
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57

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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