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 Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
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
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Roots Earth And Water - Innocent Youths

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Roots Earth And Water - Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)

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Roots Earth And Water - Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)

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