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
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39

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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