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 Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

Cougars - Caribana '67 Volume 1

FEATURED

Arawak - Music in the Making b/w New Day

FEATURED

Ishan People - Roots

FEATURED

Ishan People - ST

FEATURED

Soul Explosion Band - Out of Many One People

FEATURED

Mighty Mystics - Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms

FEATURED

David Thiaw - African Skies

FEATURED

Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock) - You Are My Lady

FEATURED

Demo Cates - Lady

FEATURED

Demo Cates - Stealing Love

FEATURED

Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

FEATURED

Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

FEATURED

Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

FEATURED

Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

FEATURED

Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

FEATURED

Maame Felicia Konadu - Ma Menka

FEATURED

Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia) - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

FEATURED

Messenjah - Cool... But Deadly

FEATURED

Compilation - D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1

FEATURED

Roots Radics - Roots Dub Style

FEATURED

Cynthia Webber - Touch a Hand b/w Version

FEATURED

Leroy Gibbon - Just Like That

FEATURED

Leroy Gibbon - Four Season Lover

FEATURED

Messenjah - Cool Operator

FEATURED

Messenjah - Rock You High

FEATURED

Pellegrin El Kady - Sunguila

FEATURED

Sam T. - Mayenkatam

FEATURED

Roots Earth And Water - Innocent Youths

FEATURED

Roots Earth And Water - Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)

FEATURED

Roots Earth And Water - Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)

Comments