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	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17

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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