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	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
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
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09

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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