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	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07

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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