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
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04

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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