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
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40

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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