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
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00

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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