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
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37

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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