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
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby

FEATURED

Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne

FEATURED

Jackie Mittoo - Show Case Volume 3

FEATURED

Lascelles Douglas - Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle

FEATURED

Karamchand Maharaj - Innovations 4

FEATURED

Milton Douglas - Can't Trust No One

FEATURED

Desmond Chambers - Tiger Bom

FEATURED

Stranger Cole - Storybook Revisited

FEATURED

Stranger Cole - More Life EP (with The Steadytones)

FEATURED

Stranger Cole - Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)

FEATURED

Stranger Cole - The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)

FEATURED

Stranger Cole - "Forward" in the Land of Sunshine

FEATURED

Stranger Cole - The Patriot

FEATURED

Stranger Cole - Capture Land

FEATURED

Carl Harvey - Just Having Fun

FEATURED

Carl Harvey - Ecstacy of Mankind

Carl Harvey - Ebony Lady

FEATURED

Cougars - Caribana '67 Volume 1

FEATURED

Arawak - Music in the Making b/w New Day

FEATURED

Ishan People - Roots

FEATURED

Ishan People - ST

FEATURED

Soul Explosion Band - Out of Many One People

FEATURED

Mighty Mystics - Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms

FEATURED

David Thiaw - African Skies

FEATURED

Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock) - You Are My Lady

FEATURED

Demo Cates - Lady

FEATURED

Demo Cates - Stealing Love

FEATURED

Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

FEATURED

Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

FEATURED

Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

Comments