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	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29

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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