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
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09

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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