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
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58

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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