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
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18

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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