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
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34

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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