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
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Shams	Orti Tuyatchbah	Ayoban	04:01
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Shams - Ayoban

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Fat Chants - People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne

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Jackie Mittoo - Show Case Volume 3

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Lascelles Douglas - Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle

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Karamchand Maharaj - Innovations 4

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Milton Douglas - Can't Trust No One

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Desmond Chambers - Tiger Bom

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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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