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
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Carl Harvey - Just Having Fun

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Carl Harvey - Ecstacy of Mankind

Carl Harvey - Ebony Lady

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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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