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
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54

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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