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
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Roots Earth And Water - Innocent Youths

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Roots Earth And Water - Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)

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Roots Earth And Water - Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)

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