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
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28

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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