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
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36

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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