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
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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