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
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17

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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