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
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22

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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