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
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14

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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