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
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44

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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