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
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03

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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