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
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36

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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