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 Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28

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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