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
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Karamchand Maharaj - Innovations 4

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Milton Douglas - Can't Trust No One

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Desmond Chambers - Tiger Bom

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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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