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
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29

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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