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
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29

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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