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
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33

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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