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
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24

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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