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	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41

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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