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
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37

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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