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
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00

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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