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
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
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
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33

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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