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
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09

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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