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
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
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
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56

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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