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	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
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
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45

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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