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
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44

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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