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
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46

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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