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
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24

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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