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
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Lascelles Douglas - Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle

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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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