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
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Stranger Cole - Storybook Revisited

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Stranger Cole - More Life EP (with The Steadytones)

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Stranger Cole - Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)

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Stranger Cole - The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)

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Stranger Cole - "Forward" in the Land of Sunshine

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Stranger Cole - The Patriot

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Stranger Cole - Capture Land

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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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