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
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47

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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