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
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21

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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