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
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50

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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