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
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46

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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