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	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45

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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