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	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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