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
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48

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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