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
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30

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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