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
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38

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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