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
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
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	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49

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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