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 Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26

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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