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
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Karamchand Maharaj - Innovations 4

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Milton Douglas - Can't Trust No One

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Desmond Chambers - Tiger Bom

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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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