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
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27

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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