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
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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