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
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23

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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