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	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45

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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