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	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36

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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