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
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37

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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