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	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12

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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