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
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
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	03:26
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24

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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