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
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48

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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