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
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Karamchand Maharaj - Innovations 4

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Milton Douglas - Can't Trust No One

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Desmond Chambers - Tiger Bom

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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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