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
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30

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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