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
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59

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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