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
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28

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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