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
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36

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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