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
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
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
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01

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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