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
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27

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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