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 Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41

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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