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
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01

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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