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
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

Lascelles Douglas - Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle

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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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