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
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36

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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