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
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55

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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