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
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13

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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