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	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57

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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