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
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44

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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