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
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38

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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