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
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
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
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15

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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