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	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58

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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