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
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Roots Earth And Water - Innocent Youths

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Roots Earth And Water - Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)

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Roots Earth And Water - Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)

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