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	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54

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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