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	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12

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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