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
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44

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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