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
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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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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