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
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26

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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