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
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19

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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