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
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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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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