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
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41

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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