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
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Roots Earth And Water - Innocent Youths

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

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

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