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
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53

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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