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
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52

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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