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
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57

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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