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	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29

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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