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
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17

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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