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	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05

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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