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	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42

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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