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 Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57

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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