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
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40

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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