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	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
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
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43

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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