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
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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