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	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26

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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