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
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08

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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