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
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57

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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