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
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54

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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