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
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23

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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