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
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52

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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