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
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50

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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