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
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43

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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