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
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29

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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