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
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24

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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