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
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39

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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