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
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26

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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