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
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07

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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