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
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03

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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