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
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
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
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22

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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