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
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59

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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