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
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00

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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