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	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27

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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