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
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32

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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