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	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
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
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13

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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