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
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57

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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