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
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
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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