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
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia) - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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