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
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Lascelles Douglas - Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle

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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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