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
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39

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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