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
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30

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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