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
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19

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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