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
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29

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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