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
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54

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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