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 Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40

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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