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
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Carl Harvey - Just Having Fun

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Carl Harvey - Ecstacy of Mankind

Carl Harvey - Ebony Lady

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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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