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
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18

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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