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
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37

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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