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
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Roots Earth And Water - Innocent Youths

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Roots Earth And Water - Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)

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Roots Earth And Water - Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)

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