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
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48

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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