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	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27

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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