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
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53

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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