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
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
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
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01

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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