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	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
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
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11

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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