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
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18

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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