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
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
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
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21

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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