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
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42

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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