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
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37

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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