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 Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37

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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