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
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11

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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