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	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23

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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