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	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
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
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28

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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