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
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Roots Earth And Water - Innocent Youths

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Roots Earth And Water - Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)

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Roots Earth And Water - Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)

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