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
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05

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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