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	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23

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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