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'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
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28

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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