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
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07

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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