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
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18

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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