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
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34

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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