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
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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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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