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
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
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
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58

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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