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
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42

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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