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	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Roots Earth And Water - Innocent Youths

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Roots Earth And Water - Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)

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Roots Earth And Water - Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)

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