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 Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48

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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