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	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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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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