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	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52

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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