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
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Karamchand Maharaj - Innovations 4

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Milton Douglas - Can't Trust No One

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Desmond Chambers - Tiger Bom

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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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