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
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
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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