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	The System	Now	03:48
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
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
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	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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