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
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	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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