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
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Roots Earth And Water - Innocent Youths

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Roots Earth And Water - Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)

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Roots Earth And Water - Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)

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