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
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39

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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