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
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
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
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09

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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