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
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07

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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