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
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26

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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