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	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36

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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