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
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46

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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