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
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36

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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