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 Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Fat Chants	When the Rivers are Hot	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	05:01
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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