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
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44

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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