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
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
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
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Cynthia Webber - Touch a Hand b/w Version

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Leroy Gibbon - Just Like That

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Leroy Gibbon - Four Season Lover

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Messenjah - Cool Operator

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Messenjah - Rock You High

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Pellegrin El Kady - Sunguila

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Sam T. - Mayenkatam

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Roots Earth And Water - Innocent Youths

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Roots Earth And Water - Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)

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Roots Earth And Water - Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)

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