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
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
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
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53

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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