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
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04

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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