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	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34

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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