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
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23

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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