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
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22

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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