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
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
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
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Black Bird	Oral Culture	04:14
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Oral Fuentes Reggae Band - Oral Culture

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Shams - Ayoban

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Fat Chants - People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne

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Jackie Mittoo - Show Case Volume 3

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Lascelles Douglas - Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle

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Karamchand Maharaj - Innovations 4

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Milton Douglas - Can't Trust No One

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Desmond Chambers - Tiger Bom

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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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