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
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26

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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