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
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52

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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