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
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25

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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