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
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56

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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