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 Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45

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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