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
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03

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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