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
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
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
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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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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