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
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31

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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