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
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45

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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