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
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39

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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