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
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46

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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