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
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39

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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