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
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01

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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