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
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53

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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