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 Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59

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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