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	Stay	On Top	03:30
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18

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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