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 Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Carl Harvey - Just Having Fun

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Carl Harvey - Ecstacy of Mankind

Carl Harvey - Ebony Lady

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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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