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
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56

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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