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
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58

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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