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
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23

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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