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
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

Cougars - Caribana '67 Volume 1

FEATURED

Arawak - Music in the Making b/w New Day

FEATURED

Ishan People - Roots

FEATURED

Ishan People - ST

FEATURED

Soul Explosion Band - Out of Many One People

FEATURED

Mighty Mystics - Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms

FEATURED

David Thiaw - African Skies

FEATURED

Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock) - You Are My Lady

FEATURED

Demo Cates - Lady

FEATURED

Demo Cates - Stealing Love

FEATURED

Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

FEATURED

Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

FEATURED

Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

FEATURED

Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

FEATURED

Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

FEATURED

Maame Felicia Konadu - Ma Menka

FEATURED

Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia) - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

FEATURED

Messenjah - Cool... But Deadly

FEATURED

Compilation - D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1

FEATURED

Roots Radics - Roots Dub Style

FEATURED

Cynthia Webber - Touch a Hand b/w Version

FEATURED

Leroy Gibbon - Just Like That

FEATURED

Leroy Gibbon - Four Season Lover

FEATURED

Messenjah - Cool Operator

FEATURED

Messenjah - Rock You High

FEATURED

Pellegrin El Kady - Sunguila

FEATURED

Sam T. - Mayenkatam

FEATURED

Roots Earth And Water - Innocent Youths

FEATURED

Roots Earth And Water - Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)

FEATURED

Roots Earth And Water - Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)

Comments