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	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19

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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