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
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
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
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46

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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