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
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Roots Earth And Water - Innocent Youths

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Roots Earth And Water - Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)

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Roots Earth And Water - Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)

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