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
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	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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