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
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11

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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