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
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
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
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

Jackie Mittoo - Show Case Volume 3

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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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