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
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
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
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Cynthia Webber - Touch a Hand b/w Version

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Leroy Gibbon - Just Like That

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Leroy Gibbon - Four Season Lover

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Messenjah - Cool Operator

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Messenjah - Rock You High

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Pellegrin El Kady - Sunguila

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Sam T. - Mayenkatam

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