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	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02

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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