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
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01

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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