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
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38

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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