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
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01

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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