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
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59

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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