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
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41

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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