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
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Roots Earth And Water - Innocent Youths

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Roots Earth And Water - Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)

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Roots Earth And Water - Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)

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