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
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08

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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