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
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
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
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36

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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