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
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12

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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