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	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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