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	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11

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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