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
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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Cynthia Webber - Touch a Hand b/w Version

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Leroy Gibbon - Just Like That

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Leroy Gibbon - Four Season Lover

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Messenjah - Cool Operator

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Messenjah - Rock You High

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Pellegrin El Kady - Sunguila

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Sam T. - Mayenkatam

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