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
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54

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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