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 Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
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
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Carl Harvey - Just Having Fun

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Carl Harvey - Ecstacy of Mankind

Carl Harvey - Ebony Lady

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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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