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
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40

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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