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
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14

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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