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
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56

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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