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 Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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