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	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31

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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