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
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67	01:51
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Roots Earth And Water - The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)

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