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	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	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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