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
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46

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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